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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Anthony Beavis is a man inclined to recoil from life. His past is haunted by the death of his friend Brian and by his entanglement with the cynical and manipulative Mary Amberley. Realising that his determined detachment from the world has been motivated not by intellectual honesty but by moral cowardice, he attempts to find a new way to live. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458173
ISBN
9780099458173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Marjorie has left her family to live with Walter; Walter is in love with the luscious but cold-hearted Lucy who devours every man in sight; the repulsive Spandrell deflowers young girls for the sake of entertainment and all the while everyone is engaged in dazzling and witty conversation. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458197
ISBN
9780099458197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. In February 2108, the New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition reaches California at last. It is over a century since the world was devastated by nuclear war, but the blight of radioactivity and disease still gnaws away at the survivors. The expedition expects to find physical destruction but they are unprepared for the moral degradation they meet. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477785
ISBN
9780099477785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. When Theodore Gumbril hits upon the notion of designing a type of pneumatic trouser to ease the discomfort of a sedentary life, he decides the time has come to leave his position as housemaster in a boys' public school and seek his fortune in the metropolis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099458180
ISBN
9780099458180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. His hosts, Henry Wimbush and his exotic wife Priscilla, are joined by a party of colourful guests whose intrigues and opinions ensure Denis' stay is a memorable one. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461890
ISBN
9780099461890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. When cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, arrives to research potential oil reserves on Pala, he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island. Soon the need to complete his mission becomes an intolerable burden and he must make a difficult choice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099477778
ISBN
9780099477778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.07

Paperback. In a renovated Italian palace set above the blue of the sea, the Junoesque figure of Mrs Aldwinkle moves among her guests. These include a poet who earns his living editing The Rabbit Fancier's Gazette; and a popular novelist who records every detail of her affair with another guest as future literary material. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477792
ISBN
9780099477792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564781697
ISBN
9781564781697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. The timeless boyhood adventures of a mischievous lad in 19th-century New England, in a new edition for today's readers. Illustrator(s): White, A.B. Series: Hardscrabble Classics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 71 drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874517941
ISBN
9780874517941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FJ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Abaddon
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781085554
ISBN
9781781085554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Weiser Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578634941
ISBN
9781578634941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Restless Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060280
ISBN
9781632060280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.46

Paperback. Translator(s): MacAdam, Alfred. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Regan Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Rep Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060952
ISBN
9781632060952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Paperback. Translator(s): MacAdam, Alfred. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Regan Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060549
ISBN
9781632060549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. A rising star of Latin American literature, and one of Granta's Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists Translator(s): McDowell, Megan. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086273
ISBN
9781847086273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. An electrifying masterclass in international storytelling from one of the most original writers at work in English today Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330464444
ISBN
9780330464444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447295235
ISBN
9781447295235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. The mind- and language-bending adventures of Hemon's endearing protagonist Jozef Pronek. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330393508
ISBN
9780330393508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Hemon, Aleksandar. Series: Best European Fiction. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DQ; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714. 512 pages. "Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read."--Time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; FZC. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 31. Weight: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786005
ISBN
9781564786005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Hemon, Aleksandar. Series: Best European Fiction. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DQ; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654. 459 pages. Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read. Time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; DSK. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 32. Weight: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
459
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786807
ISBN
9781564786807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

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