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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. When Kolya moves into a new flat in Kiev, he discovers an annotated manuscript hidden inside a copy of War and Peace and decides to track down its author, even if it means digging up the grave of a Ukranian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513490
ISBN
9780099513490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

paperback. Viktor Zolotaryov - last seen in 'Death and the Penguin' fleeing mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha - seizes, once there, a heaven-sent opportunity to return to Kiev with a new identity. Translator(s): Bird, George. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461692
ISBN
9780099461692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. A satirical epic of the Soviet soul by the bestselling author of Death and the Penguin Translator(s): Dralyuk, Boris. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848666061
ISBN
9781848666061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Viktor, with only his pet penguin for company, composes obituaries for the local newspaper, even though their subjects cling to life. When he sees his work in print for the first time, his pride turns to terror. He and Misha are drawn into a trap from which there appears to be no escape. Translator(s): Bird, George. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781860469459
ISBN
9781860469459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. 'For the mind, everthing is in the future' Platonov once wrote; 'for the heart, everything is in the past'. The protagonist of Soul is a young man torn between these opposing desires, sent as a kind of missionary to bring the values of modern Russia to his childhood home town in Central Asia. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth; Meerson, Olga. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455134
ISBN
9780099455134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Beautiful, passionate, Moscow Chestnova bears her captial's name, and seeks the happiness it promises. She flits from man to man, fascinated by the brave new world supposedly taking shape around her, on a quest for the better life. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577256
ISBN
9780099577256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth; Meerson, Olga. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099529743
ISBN
9780099529743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782791898
ISBN
9781782791898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804268
ISBN
9781609804268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Preparing to deliver a lecture in Pisa, Horace Dorlan plans to incorporate music and performance into his scientific presentation. On the eve of his big event, however, strange things start to happen. Where, for instance, is his wife, why is there a miniature musical quintet in his room, and what of the accident that afflicted him? Num Pages: 240 pages, chiefly ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232215
ISBN
9780571232215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 98 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 301 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Diffusion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908713032
ISBN
9781908713032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Kevin Carver is a household name. A TV soap star, he's coasting through life in the same semi-detached, slightly smug way he's done. When he dumps his much-too-young-for-him girlfriend in the callous way he's come to treat those around him, he makes the first in a series of mistakes. It is the story of self-regarding man's descent into disgrace. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783523962
ISBN
9781783523962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. One Dayon fast-forward: falling in love is the easy part. What matters most is what happens next .. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471142444
ISBN
9781471142444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. The fifth thrilling novel from Andy McDermott in which Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase must help a young archaeologist locate a lost pyramid if they are to stop a cult determined to find it for their own nefarious reasons. Series: Wilde/Chase. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755377459
ISBN
9780755377459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The twelfth in the fantastic Wilde/Chase series sees Nina trying to follow in her late mother's footsteps as she and husband Eddie search for King Midas' legacy. Fan Scott Mariani says that McDermott's adventure thrillers are full of 'action, adventure and mayhem aplenty'. if you read Cussler, Mariani or James Rollins you'll love this. Series: Wilde/Chase. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755380824
ISBN
9780755380824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Series: Wilde/Chase. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755380787
ISBN
9780755380787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Afghanistan, 2009. A Rifle section is halfway through their six-month tour of duty in Helmand Province. Forty-seven others have been wounded and flown back home. Young men with tans, scruffy beards, peeling noses and lips burnt raw by the Afghan sun. This book tells the story of four young men in this Rifle section. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
RANDOM HOUSE EXPORT
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165518
ISBN
9780552165518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Betrayed and left for dead high in the Alps, Nick Stone is in trouble. The blood on his hands tells of a head wound he can't see. He knows only one thing for certain - someone, somewhere wants to kill him. And they think they've succeeded. Stone wants revenge, but the only person who can help him is a seven year old boy. Series: Nick Stone Thriller. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170932
ISBN
9780552170932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Explores the emergence of political identity, which grows from class to national consciousness and celebrates that brand of idealism that has never since the early Eighties recaptured its clarity of purpose. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638942
ISBN
9781902638942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Translator(s): Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175548
ISBN
9780231175548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.13

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