Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. This creepy, paranoid and thrilling novel has become an international bestseller and cult classic Translator(s): Morgan, Cheryl Leah. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main - Canons Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782117179
- ISBN
- 9781782117179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. 448 pages. It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 300. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847671240
- ISBN
- 9781847671240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Galileo Multimedia Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903385555
- ISBN
- 9781903385555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 140. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Huia Publishers New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781775500377
- ISBN
- 9781775500377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. An epic spanning three generations, Leaves of the Banyan Tree tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring on a grand scale such universal themes as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation, and revenge. Winner of the 1980 New Zealand Wattie Book of the Year Award, it is considered a classic work of Pacific literature. Series: Talanoa: contemporary Pacific literature. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824815844
- ISBN
- 9780824815844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.86
€ 37.86
paperback. Tells the story of Anne, a young woman who breaks her ankle in a daring escape from prison. She makes it to a highway where she's picked up by a motorcyclist, Julien, who's also on the run. As they travel through nights and days together, they fall in love and must do whatever they can to survive, living their lives always on the edge of danger. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689413
- ISBN
- 9781846689413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
paperback. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rayo United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780060534677
- ISBN
- 9780060534677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.52
€ 15.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. With a playful nod to Robert Louis Stevenson's life and magnificent fictions, Manguel has woven a compelling tale among the palm trees of the South Pacific. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841955988
- ISBN
- 9781841955988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Davidson, Angus. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171226
- ISBN
- 9781590171226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.19
€ 19.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. Translator(s): Davidson, Angus. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171219
- ISBN
- 9781590171219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.70
€ 21.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. An erotic painter of dreams, who fuses the most unblemished sensuality with the most transparent spirituality. Translator(s): Buchanan, Rhonda Dahl. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 185.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996991
- ISBN
- 9781893996991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.68
€ 16.99
€ 15.68
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€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
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
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 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€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
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
€ 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€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
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
€ 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
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
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
€ 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
€ 14.63
€ 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
€ 11.82
Paperback. 130 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 206 x 144 x 12. Weight: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231774
- ISBN
- 9781845231774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.06
€ 24.06
Paperback. A Welsh muscle-boy discovers his ability to escape the past is not as developed as his physique. A murder charge liberates a doctor's wife. An indifferent carer and a dyoing hotelier share a night. A sado-masochistic poet realises the only tortures left are images from his own life. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762088
- ISBN
- 9781905762088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
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
€ 27.99€ 25.48
€ 27.99
€ 25.48