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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. It is the summer of 1912 in a fishing village, where visitors while away the long, light-filled days. For twelve-year-old Malte, it is a summer of freedom and discovery. But when one day he trips over a salt-eaten coffin, and finds inside the body of a dead sailor, the voice that whispers in Malte's ear starts to take on a life of its own. Translator(s): Haveland, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 181. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KEX0200823
- ISBN
- 9780099284031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. It is the summer of 1912 in a fishing village, where visitors while away the long, light-filled days. For twelve-year-old Malte, it is a summer of freedom and discovery. But when one day he trips over a salt-eaten coffin, and finds inside the body of a dead sailor, the voice that whispers in Malte's ear starts to take on a life of its own. Translator(s): Haveland, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 181. Clean copy with light shelfwear, good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KST0019004
- ISBN
- 9780099284031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Gold Dust is a classic story of the brotherhood between man and beast, the thread of companionship that is all the difference between life and death in the desert. It is a story of the fight to endure in a world of limitless and waterless wastes, and a parable of the struggle to survive in the most dangerous landscape of all: human society. Translator(s): Colla, Elliott. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697020
- ISBN
- 9781906697020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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€ 13.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Qatar
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789927118401
- ISBN
- 9789927118401
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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€ 11.09
Paperback. 'Slim belongs to the knuckleduster-in-your-face school of storytelling'. Sunday Times Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148. 176 pages. Blue-eyed, light-haired and fair-skinned, White Folks was to become the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned. After the death of his partner and mentor, Blue Howard, White Folks hooks up with the Vicksburg Kid, who completes his con education. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 154 x 200 x 11. Weight: 148.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857869838
- ISBN
- 9780857869838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.30
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Paperback. White Folks is the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned, a hustler in the jungle of Southside Chicago where only the sharpest survive. With his partner Blue, White Folks rises to the top of his profession. The cons he pulls off get more and more lucrative and dangerous until one day they go too far. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200. 284 pages. White Folks is the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned, a hustler in the jungle of Southside Chicago where only the sharpest survive. With his partner Blue, White Folks rises to the top of his profession. The cons he pulls off get more and more lucrative and dangerous until one day they go too far. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight: 194.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847674319
- ISBN
- 9781847674319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Tells the story of Chicago's Mafia and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy Don, Jimmy Collucci, attempts to become the king-pin of Chicago's "Honored Society". For Jimmy Collucci has had a lifelong hatred pf dedicated Black Warrior, Jesse Taylor, against whom he has regularly competed for turf on the streets of Chicago. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186. 224 pages. Tells the story of Chicago's Mafia and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy Don, Jimmy Collucci, attempts to become the king-pin of Chicago's "Honored Society". For Jimmy Collucci has had a lifelong hatred pf dedicated Black Warrior, Jesse Taylor, against whom he has regularly competed for turf on the streets of Chicago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight: 186.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857869753
- ISBN
- 9780857869753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.53
€ 14.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. Tells the tragic story of three generations of the Allen family in post-war LA. This title paints their lives with compassion, telling their stories in their own words, in the language of the street. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210. 272 pages. Tells the tragic story of three generations of the Allen family in post-war LA. This title paints their lives with compassion, telling their stories in their own words, in the language of the street. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight: 210.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857869791
- ISBN
- 9780857869791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.55
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Paperback. Poisoned by the bigotry and abuse she suffered in early life, she in turn infects those that surround her. The damage she does to all she loves is deeply disturbing, no-one is left unscarred. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176. 244 pages. Poisoned by the bigotry and abuse she suffered in early life, she in turn infects those that surround her. The damage she does to all she loves is deeply disturbing, no-one is left unscarred. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight: 208.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857869777
- ISBN
- 9780857869777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
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Paperback. and Other Stories. 192 pages. Offers a collection of six tales from the underground. In this book, from the opening story, in which Slim meets Airtight Willie, one of New York's slickest con men, to "Satin", a classic tale of revenge in which a heist goes badly wrong, the reader is hooked into a rollercoaster ride through the badlands of urban America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 164 x 200 x 12. Weight: 164.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857869814
- ISBN
- 9780857869814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970825
- ISBN
- 9781907970825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
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paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Calder and Boyars United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714510828
- ISBN
- 9780714510828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
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Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564789020
- ISBN
- 9781564789020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
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Paperback. Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; 3JD; FA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718950
- ISBN
- 9780804718950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
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Paperback. Fateema Lokhandwala, a young Muslim woman in present-day Gujarat. A member of the Muslim minority, she struggles to carve out a place for herself, seeking her true identity and encountering triumph and tragedy along the way. This book is a critique of the damage caused by Indian identity politics. Translator(s): Kothari, Rita. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789383074877
- ISBN
- 9789383074877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.93
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Paperback. 1980s Soho. Parties, love affairs and secrets .. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409120902
- ISBN
- 9781409120902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
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€ 9.50
Paperback. Smart, funny and romantic - curl up with the new novel from Ilana Fox. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KRA0010863
- ISBN
- 9781409120803
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 177 x 111 x 52. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784160418
- ISBN
- 9781784160418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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Paperback. A journalist and her fixer struggle for the truth where truth is now a victim. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905559473
- ISBN
- 9781905559473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. Translator(s): Kitson, Thomas J. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180832
- ISBN
- 9780231180832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.46
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Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784782191
- ISBN
- 9781784782191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Open Letter United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824078
- ISBN
- 9781934824078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. An epic story of love, loss and identity in contemporary Kenya Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786070746
- ISBN
- 9781786070746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.70
€ 11.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Purposefully imitating Voltaire's classic Candide, another dark comedy which derives its humour from life's tragedies, Habiby's The Secret of Saeed the Pessoptimist is a classic of Arab literature. The story of Saeed, a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, is a story of fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy. Translator(s): Jayyusi, Salma; Gassick, Trevor Le. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697266
- ISBN
- 9781906697266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.66
€ 16.99
€ 12.66