×


 x 

Shopping cart

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Results 4661 - 4680 of 15663

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Amory Blaine, intent on rebelling against his staid, Midwestern upbringing, longs to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication. In his quest for sexual and intellectual enlightenment, he progresses through a series of relationships, until he is cast out into the real world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185576
ISBN
9780141185576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. A summary of the "roaring twenties", and a expose of the "Jazz Age", this book, through the narration of Nick Carraway, takes the reader into the world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0009521
ISBN
9781853260414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307474513
ISBN
9780307474513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. A summary of the "roaring twenties", and a expose of the "Jazz Age", this book, through the narration of Nick Carraway, takes the reader into the world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
KKE0000943
ISBN
9781853260414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.74

paperback. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025459
ISBN
9780141183596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The hermetic world of boxing is notoriously difficult for outsiders to understand, though it has provided a source of fascination to numerous writers. This work is a collection of short stories and a novella. It aims to bring a different understanding to the violence and purity of the sweet science, opening a window into the fighter's sole. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KAK0006871
ISBN
9780099490586
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. 1910, and Corley Roper, an eminent children's author of his age, mourns the death of his young daughter. Estranged from his wife, and wracked by grief, he happens one night upon Mary Wilson, a woman in a similar position, as she mourns her stillborn son. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 365.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
Main
SKU
KNW0014466
ISBN
9780571238057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783782673
ISBN
9781783782673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783783731
ISBN
9781783783731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Abandoned as a newborn at the doors of the local YMCA and then bounced between foster homes, Shannon eventually finds stability in the home of Miranda, a single mother with a daughter of her own. But as Shannon grows, so do her questions. Will she ever belong? Who is her true family? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571305476
ISBN
9780571305476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.22

Paperback. A powerful and disturbing novel about Cambodia from an award-winning Canadian writer - an extraordinary act of empathy for those who suffered under the Khmer Rouge Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084910
ISBN
9781847084910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Europa Editions United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609450830
ISBN
9781609450830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.17

Paperback. One night, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs, don't use weapons, don't steal. The next day he wakes up to find she isn't there. Ten-year-old Enaiatollah is left alone in Pakistan to fend for himself. This book describes his five-year journey from Afghanistan to Italy where he finally managed to claim political asylum. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555452
ISBN
9780099555452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453879
ISBN
9781609453879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.56

Paperback. A father sets out to save the Islamic world. A daughter sets out to save herself. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Heron Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069508
ISBN
9781782069508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Jonathan, M D. Series: Modern Arabic Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
113
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774165665
ISBN
9789774165665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 36. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571311115
ISBN
9781571311115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. Fifteen year old Doria is in the misnamed Paradise Estate on the outskirts of Paris. Her father has gone off back to Morocco to find a wife who can give him a boy. This novel tells the story of Doria who is both clued up and innocent, acutely aware of what's in store for her and powerless to change it. She is funny, clever and tragically trapped. Translator(s): Ardizzone, Sarah. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Definitions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862301580
ISBN
9781862301580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Meet Maggie Fortenberry. Her life seems pretty much perfect - she's beautiful, charming and successful, just as you'd expect of a former Miss Alabama. But in fact, Maggie is perfectly miserable. By now she should have been living in an elegant house with an adoring husband and 2.5 children. Instead, she makes a living selling that dream to others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555483
ISBN
9780099555483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Takes us through the lives of an engaging crew of misfits, fixers and ordinary good-hearted folk, set against the vivid natural backdrop of a mellow Alabama winter, along the riverside where birds and fish abound. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490487
ISBN
9780099490487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!