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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Spanning the centuries from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth, this collection opens with a rumbustious tale from the Marquis de Sade, takes in the masters of the nineteenth century, from Stendhal and Balzac to Maupassant, and reaches to Quebec, Africa, and the French Carribbean in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Fallaize, Elizabeth. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583171
ISBN
9780199583171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394682
ISBN
9780888394682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV; FW; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Career Assurance Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934759592
ISBN
9781934759592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.82

Paperback. "Of all the work by young men who have sprung up since 1920 one book survives-The Enormous Room by E. E. Cummings."-F. Scott Fitzgerald Editor(s): Firmage, George James. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871409287
ISBN
9780871409287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140119633
ISBN
9780140119633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. As Cold War hysteria inflames America, FBI agents pay a surprise visit to a Communist man and his wife in their New York apartment. After a trial that divides the country, the couple are sent to the electric chair for treason. Decades later, in 1967, their son Daniel struggles to understand the tragedy of their lives. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188188
ISBN
9780141188188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241256428
ISBN
9780241256428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A brutal and brilliant novel set in the American Civil War. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119595
ISBN
9780349119595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. * A new masterpiece from E. L. Doctorow - the story of two eccentric New York brothers adapting to life in a century of change, it is humane, wise, funny and moving Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Little, Brown Young Readers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122595
ISBN
9780349122595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. Harry Houdini astonishes audiences with magical feats of escape, the mighty J P Morgan dominates the financial world and Henry Ford manufactures cars by making men into machines. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188171
ISBN
9780141188171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439178102
ISBN
9781439178102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. * A delightful and witty celebration of the suburban British housewife Series: VMC. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860685227
ISBN
9780860685227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. Set in British India in the 1920s, this book looks at racial conflict. The characters struggle to overcome their own differences and prejudices, but when the Indian Dr Aziz is tried for the alleged assault of Adela Quested even the strongest inter-racial friendships come under pressure. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150292
ISBN
9781857150292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Rickie Elliot, a sensitive and intelligent young man with an intense imagination and a certain amount of literary talent, sets out from Cambridge full of hopes to become a writer. But when his stories are not successful, he decides instead to marry the beautiful but shallow Agnes, agreeing to abandon his writing and become a schoolmaster. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441481
ISBN
9780141441481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. When attractive English widow Lidia takes a holiday in Italy, she causes a scandal by marrying Gino, a highly unsuitable Italian 12 years her junior. Her snobbish in-laws make no attempts to hide their disapproval, and when Lidia's decision eventually brings disaster, her English relatives embark on an expedition to face the uncouth foreigner. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441450
ISBN
9780141441450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

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

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
€ 17.33

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rupa & Company
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788129120700
ISBN
9788129120700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
€ 11.00

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