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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Features poems from Chaucer, Shakespeare and Wordsworth to Whitman, Dickinson and Thoreau; from Keats, Blake and Hopkins to Elizabeth Bishop, Ted Hughes and Amy Clampitt. This work engages with the seasons and, through them, with the ways in which we understand and engage with the world outside ourselves. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597812
ISBN
9781841597812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Franny Glass is a pretty, effervescent college student on a date with her intellectually confident boyfriend, Lane. They appear to be the perfect couple, but as they struggle to communicate with each other about the things they really care about, slowly their true feelings come to the surface. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950449
ISBN
9780241950449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Dimension: 111 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 82.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141049267
ISBN
9780141049267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.75

mass_market. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 106 x 16. Weight in Grams: 118.
Edition
Reprint
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316769488
ISBN
9780316769488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 106 x 15. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication date
1970
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316769501
ISBN
9780316769501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.03

Paperback. Offers a collection of two novellas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950463
ISBN
9780241950463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Holden Caulfield is a dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950432
ISBN
9780241950432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Includes two of the author's critically acclaimed stories. This title contains a story that recounts the author's meeting with a young girl before being sent into combat. It also contains a story that features the Glass family, the loveable and idiosyncratic family. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950456
ISBN
9780241950456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Working as an agent for one of the richest men in the world, Polish-Jewish immigrant Lev Sela is swept into a relationship with Celia Kahn, after stumbling upon an area of land that doesn't exist on any map. With passion, tension and conflicting ideals and populated with an extraordinary cast of characters, it evokes a troubled, yet beautiful land. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 42. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643964
ISBN
9781908643964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 208 x 38. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633881853
ISBN
9781633881853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322233
ISBN
9780940322233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825308260
ISBN
9780825308260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 247 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825308291
ISBN
9780825308291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
Reprint.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875650104
ISBN
9780875650104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.78

Paperback. A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe'. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007287048
ISBN
9780007287048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

paperback. A high-tech business park on the Mediterranean is the setting for a most disturbing crime in this reissue featuring a new introduction by Ali Smith. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
The First Edition of This Edition
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551607
ISBN
9780006551607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. A terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century's most renowned writers - J. G. Ballard, author of 'Empire of the Sun' and 'Crash'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007287031
ISBN
9780007287031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. 'This is autobiography taken to the highest reaches of fiction, another wonderful novel of scorching power, shot through with honesty and lyricism' Observer Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006547013
ISBN
9780006547013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.22

Hardcover. A special limited edition of Ballard's cult, post-modern and shocking novel Editor(s): Beckett, Chris. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 201. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Special commemorative ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007378340
ISBN
9780007378340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.54

Paperback. Now a major film: J. G. Ballard's compelling and unnerving tale of what happens when life in a luxury apartment building descends into chaos. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008134891
ISBN
9780008134891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. J. G. Ballard - author of 'Crash' - explores the extremes of ecology and feminism in this highly acclaimed modern fable. Newly reissued with an introduction by Rivka Galchen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006548140
ISBN
9780006548140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. The definitive cult, post-modern novel - a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism - reissued with a new introduction from Zadie Smith. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007287024
ISBN
9780007287024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. With 92 enthralling and pulse-quickening stories spanning five decades, and featuring such classics as Prima Belladonna and The Index, Ballard's "Complete Stories" evokes Kafka and Borges with its ability to render psychosis, modern paranoia, and fantastical creations on the page. Num Pages: 1199 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339291
ISBN
9780393339291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.93

Paperback. The classic, heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Newly reissued with an introduction by John Lanchester. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780007221523
ISBN
9780007221523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 8.02

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