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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Translator(s): Beaumont, Barbara. Num Pages: 905 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530222
ISBN
9780714530222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Original Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529363
ISBN
9780714529363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. Translator(s): Beaumont, Barbara. Num Pages: 902 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
902
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529097
ISBN
9780714529097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529851
ISBN
9780714529851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Paperback. Juliet Ashton weaves a story of love, friendship and community that will move you to laughter and to tears. Think Cold Feet meets David Nicholls, with a dash of the joy of Jill Mansell added for good measure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471158896
ISBN
9781471158896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. It has been a most uncommon life, but the one constant during each stage of his journey are the voices which accompany him, voices which for other members of his family, including Brynja, have been far less benign. Now Alfred's final duty is to make sure that Julia understands so that Brynja does not become yet another family tragedy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785300820
ISBN
9781785300820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447259091
ISBN
9781447259091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover. Follows the adventures of an Argentinean writer living in Paris with his lover and a circle of bohemian friends, and consists of 155 short chapters that the author advises us to read out of order. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 206 x 44. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593647
ISBN
9781841593647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Blackburn, Paul. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714525204
ISBN
9780714525204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Translator(s): Rabassa, G. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714525020
ISBN
9780714525020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781558616585
ISBN
9781558616585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509810529
ISBN
9781509810529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. While recovering from a stroke, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugi turns to his diary to wryly record his struggle with his ageing body and his growing desire for his beautiful daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, Westernised dancer with a shady past. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285199
ISBN
9780099285199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating. Misako's father believes their relationship has been damaged by the influence of a new and alien culture, and attempts to heal the breach by educating his son-in-law in the Japanese traditions of aesthetic and sensual pleasure. The result is a conflict between ancient and modern, young and old. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283379
ISBN
9780099283379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Two short novels, published initially in the 1930s. "Musashi" deals with the dark obsessions of a 16th-century warlord. "Arrowroot" also touches on the pursuit of legend, but in a different mode, that of the uniquely Japanese form of the "essay" novel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283171
ISBN
9780099283171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A diary of a middle-aged man who is in love with his younger wife, Ikuko. In spite of that love, the pair have grown physically apart, each unsure of the other's desires ..until the day Ikuko discovers her husband's diary with its desperate hints of jealousy and voyeurism. Ikuko realises she has found the key to his very soul. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289999
ISBN
9780099289999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Vintage International. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375724749
ISBN
9780375724749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Tells the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. This title presents a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, it lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749397104
ISBN
9780749397104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady, unfortunately widowed young. This work presents a tale of infatuation and deceit, of eliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099485612
ISBN
9780099485612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Leete's Island Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918172020
ISBN
9780918172020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. An essay on aesthetics. It explores architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 8. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283577
ISBN
9780099283577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Hardcover. Offering a portrait of Japanese life in the first half of the twentieth century, this book reveals the saga Makioka family struggling to marry off one of their daughters. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151558
ISBN
9781857151558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J R R Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571239733
ISBN
9780571239733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Contains stories that move from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571244973
ISBN
9780571244973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

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