×


 x 

Shopping cart

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Results 6021 - 6040 of 14825

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In 1960 Jack Kerouac was near breaking point. Driven mad by constant press attention in the wake of the publication of On the Road, he needed to get away to solitude again or die, so he withdrew to a cabin in Big Sur on the Californian coast. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198255
ISBN
9780141198255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Tells the story of the legendary road trip that Jack Kerouac took before the publication of "On the Road", told through the persona of Jack Duluoz and accompanied by his thinly-disguised Beat cohorts Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and William Burroughs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198262
ISBN
9780141198262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.72

Paperback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts, told through his fictional alter ego Jack Duluoz, he mingles real people and events with fantastical figures to capture the accents, scents, sights and texture of his childhood. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198248
ISBN
9780141198248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

Paperback. Peter Martin, a college track star determined to idle away what he knows will be one of his last innocent summers in his tranquil New England home town. But with the war escalating in Europe and his two closest friends both plotting their escapes, he realizes how sheltered his upbringing has been. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394091
ISBN
9780141394091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. A tale of teenage romance in New England. It features the story of Jack and Maggie who are in love with the idea of being in love, looking ahead to marriage with hope and trepidation. It captures the intensity and the ordinariness of adolescent life, with its torments and complications. It also discusses about growing up in America. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190037
ISBN
9780141190037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero Dean Moriarty, a traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141182674
ISBN
9780141182674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Turtle Point Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885983213
ISBN
9781885983213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Collects some of Jack London's allegorical tales. This volume of Jack London's stories of the North also includes "Batard", in which an abused dog takes revenge on his owner; and "Love of Life", in which an injured prospector, abandoned by his partner, must struggle home alone through the wilderness, stalked by a lone wolf. Editor(s): Sinclair, Andrew. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186512
ISBN
9780140186512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260261
ISBN
9781853260261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486269689
ISBN
9780486269689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.45

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812970043
ISBN
9780812970043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375752513
ISBN
9780375752513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Features characters that highlight London's concern with social issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183580
ISBN
9780140183580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Fawcett
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780449300534
ISBN
9780449300534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 17. Weight in Grams: 141. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bantam Books Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KMK0000879
ISBN
9780553212259
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Describes the author's around the world attempt by sail, which was inspired by the examples of his heroes Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Joshua Slocum. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924486463
ISBN
9780924486463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573926959
ISBN
9781573926959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.29

paperback. Presents the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. This title also discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and Martin's powerful self-will. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin USA
Condition
New
SKU
9780140187724
ISBN
9780140187724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. Includes memoirs that are the reminiscences of author's adventures in seeking out, collecting, and reading old and rare books, along with reflections upon time, memory, and other mysteries. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821409374
ISBN
9780821409374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oldcastle Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843446514
ISBN
9781843446514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!