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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Between the first and second world wars a group of young, non-English-speaking Japanese women travelled by boat to America. They were picture brides, clutching photos of husbands-to-be whom they had yet to meet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956489
ISBN
9780241956489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family's return home; and the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity, this book tells of an incarceration that can alter their lives for ever. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780241963449
ISBN
9780241963449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 66.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New Island Books Dublin
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904301462
ISBN
9781904301462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.95

Paperback. A stunning debut novel from a brilliant new voice in contemporary fiction. With it's quirky, enchanting narrator, DEAR LUCY is perfect for fans of Room and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Export/Airside?Ireland ed
SKU
KOC0016458
ISBN
9781444767599
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The debut novel from a brilliant new voice in contemporary fiction. With its quirky, enchanting narrator, DEAR LUCY is perfect for fans of Room and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444767605
ISBN
9781444767605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062240309
ISBN
9780062240309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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
€ 19.67

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
€ 9.27

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
€ 10.89

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
€ 13.37

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
€ 19.06

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
€ 13.48

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
€ 17.61

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

€ 12.49

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
€ 10.25

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
€ 11.13

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
€ 11.10

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
€ 11.76

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
€ 16.10

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

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