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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardcover. Half German by birth and middle-class English by upbringing, Helen and Margaret Schlegel struggle to come to terms with the problems of their inheritance in Edwardian England. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150254
- ISBN
- 9781857150254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Hardback. E. M. Forster is one of the great twentieth century authors. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st BCA Edition
- SKU
- V9780340512142
- ISBN
- 9780340512142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.38
€ 24.99
€ 17.38
paperback. A collection of stories of the author whose stories - whether they are set in Italy, Greece, India, or in England itself - contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141186191
- ISBN
- 9780141186191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rupa & Company
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788129120700
- ISBN
- 9788129120700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.52
€ 7.52
Paperback. In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099483694
- ISBN
- 9780099483694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. * The 7th volume of the saga about the Retallick family in 19th century Cornwall Series: Retallick Saga. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 105 x 46. Weight in Grams: 362. Good copy with shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KYB0000555
- ISBN
- 9780751545623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Ex Library with usual markings.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0204799
- ISBN
- 9780316727549
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A brilliantly original, deft and darkly funny debut short-story collection from the winner of the 2009 Caine Prize, sometimes referred to as the 'African Booker'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082718
- ISBN
- 9781847082718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.26
€ 10.99
€ 9.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155028
- ISBN
- 9781903155028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.30
€ 23.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Written during 1913 and 1914, Maurice deals with the then unmentionable subject of homosexuality. More unusual, it concerns a relationship that ends happily. Editor(s): Levitt, Steven D. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First by this Publisher
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441139
- ISBN
- 9780141441139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Visiting Florence with her cousin Charlotte as a chaperone, Lucy Honeychurch meets the unconventional, lower-class Mr Emerson and his son, George. Upon her return to England, Lucy becomes engaged to the supercilious Cecil Vyse, but she finds herself increasingly torn between the expectations of the world and the yearnings of her heart. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183299
- ISBN
- 9780141183299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182131
- ISBN
- 9780141182131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. By the same authors as "French Leave" and "An Enthusiast" this book is a collection of stories first published at the turn of the century and were considered some of the funniest prose in the English language. They have more recently inspired the television series of the same name. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349101460
- ISBN
- 9780349101460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.51
€ 17.99
€ 12.51
Paperback. A story of shanty-town life in Trinidad. Calvary Hill is the home of Aldrick Prospect, who lives for the carnival and his once-a-year chance to play dragon. Here too live Miss Cleothilda, the ageing carnival queen, Philo the Calypsonian, and Fisheye, who flaunts his strength in the steel bands. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571193172
- ISBN
- 9780571193172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. In the town of Cascadu, Trinidad, the 1970 Black Power rebellion has failed. Sonnyboy, hapless and luckless, is desperate to be recognised as part of the rebellion and forces the uninterested police to arrest him. KingKala, a singer, returns from detention and is sidelined in the calypso tent, his music dated and unfashionable. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571255672
- ISBN
- 9780571255672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231484
- ISBN
- 9781845231484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.53
€ 13.00
€ 12.53
Paperback. After 19 years of teaching his pupils to emigrate, Alford George, elitist schoolteacher turned populist politician, is forced to work out a welcome for the diverse races of Trinidad to their own island and how to liberate those who, despite emancipation, are still struggling under old captivities. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571192946
- ISBN
- 9780571192946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.06
€ 13.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. The second novel by an award-winning Caribbean novelist, playwright and poet. It deals with the impingements of modern life on a remote village in the interior of Trinidad which wants a school and a schoolmaster. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571196760
- ISBN
- 9780571196760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Series: European Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873982648
- ISBN
- 9781873982648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. In Dublin, a newspaper editor is found dead. One of his colleagues, Owen Simmons, discovers a dossier on the dead man's desk. And in the dossier Owen finds a photograph, which brings him back, once again, to a dusty road in Africa and to the woman he once loved.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. Paperback, in good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KRF0015132
- ISBN
- 9780141038063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 13.99€ 11.24
€ 13.99
€ 11.24