Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A wickedly funny and wonderfully deranged literary debut introducing a brilliant new voice in contemporary Irish fiction Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780743592
- ISBN
- 9781780743592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.08
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Paperback. At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman, Tzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. The author brings the important figures in Chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empire. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRA0011667
- ISBN
- 9780747593164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Riviere, Daniele. Num Pages: 128 pages, 45 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dis Voir France
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782914563567
- ISBN
- 9782914563567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.27
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€ 27.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First Hoover Institution Press printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817994426
- ISBN
- 9780817994426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.15
€ 27.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143126492
- ISBN
- 9780143126492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.04
€ 17.99
€ 16.04
Paperback. From 'the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century' (New York Magazine) comes Eight White Nights, a sparkling and 'wonderfully romantic' (The Times) Christmas novel. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346. From 'the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century' (New York Magazine) comes Eight White Nights, a sparkling and 'wonderfully romantic' (The Times) Christmas novel. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight: 352.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848876217
- ISBN
- 9781848876217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781255582
- ISBN
- 9781781255582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
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€ 10.98
paperback. A master novelist turns his hand to questions of faith - and talking sheep. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Coach House Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452868
- ISBN
- 9781552452868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.22
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€ 18.22
Paperback. Weaves a tapestry of daily life as seen through a magical perspective. This book combines Breton's autobiographical fact with memory and imagination, and spins a love story in modern literature. Translator(s): Howard, Richard; Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180892
- ISBN
- 9780141180892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Ben Du Toit is an ordinary, decent, harmless man whose sense of justice is outraged by the death at the hands of the police of a man knew. As Ben investigates, he finds that his curiosity becomes labelled as rebellion. The author has won South Africa's CNA award for both Afrikaans and English work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749399894
- ISBN
- 9780749399894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Andrea, a coloured expatriate from the Cape, comes to Provence to research the background to her lover Paul's film on the Great Plague. Mandla, a fellow South African and black activist, travels with her; his intense convictions make her question her own life and beliefs. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285397
- ISBN
- 9780099285397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. In this heartbreakingly beautiful book of disillusioned intimacy and persistent yearning, beloved and celebrated author Andre Dubus III explores the bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in food and sex, work and love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348910
- ISBN
- 9780393348910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.56
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€ 15.56
Paperback. When Kathy, a young recovering alcoholic recently separated from her husband, fails to open a series of tax letters that have been sent to her in error, the State of California seizes the house she and her brother have inherited from her father. The State sells the house at auction to Behrani, a former Iranian Air Force officer. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0003877
- ISBN
- 9780099283140
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Shatters various images of Andre Gide as the querulous and impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140180930
- ISBN
- 9780140180930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Paperback. Michel had been a blindfold scholar until, newly married, he contracted tuberculosis. His will to recover brings self-discovery and the growing desire to rebel against his background of culture, decency and morality. But the freedom from constraints that Michel finds on his restless travels is won at great cost. Translator(s): Watson, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182995
- ISBN
- 9780141182995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside. There he falls in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually she becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185248
- ISBN
- 9780141185248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Shanghai, 1927, and revolution is in the air. As the city becomes caught up in violence and bloodshed, four people's lives are altered inexorably. Each of these men must try to resolve their personal conflicts amid political turmoil, conspiracy and betrayal. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190983
- ISBN
- 9780141190983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Edmund is a little on the plump side and Terry is a bit of a rake. When they discover the countries under the Earth they are divided and sent to the warring kingdoms of the Fattypuffs and the Thinifers. The Fattypuffs eat six square meals a day with light snacks in between. The Thinifers like nothing more than discipline and work six days a week. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582922
- ISBN
- 9780099582922
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.72
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Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Turtle Point Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933527628
- ISBN
- 9781933527628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.04
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Baen Books
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451637915
- ISBN
- 9781451637915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.83
€ 13.99
€ 13.83