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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. In the still darkness of their cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause which makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love which makes all else endurable. Each has always been alone, and always - in danger of betrayal. Translator(s): Colchie, T. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099342007
- ISBN
- 9780099342007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. At the heart of this story are two elderly Argentine sisters, Luci and Nidia, living in self-imposed exile in Rio. Together they share a life of gossip, but through their conversations the author reveals the violent lives of their neighbours. By the author of "Kiss of the Spider Woman". Translator(s): Levine, Suzanne Jill. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0003834
- ISBN
- 9780571168408
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. It is the summer of 1936, in the early months of the civil war that engulfed Spain. In a prison in the city of Santiago de Compostela, an artist sketches the Portico de la Gloria. He uses a carpenter's pencil. He replaces the faces of the prophets and elders with those of his Republican inmates. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448464
- ISBN
- 9780099448464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. A beautiful love story, full of humanity and tenderness, in the dark days of a civil war and the following dictatorship. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Qatar
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992194898
- ISBN
- 9789992194898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
paperback. A book that is full of personal stories, set against a background of the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath at home, and the wider world as Coca-Cola sets up a factory nearby and news comes in of men landing on the moon. It is a philosophical take on memory, belonging, and the nature of storytelling itself. Translator(s): Dunne, Jonathan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597438
- ISBN
- 9780099597438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.27
€ 14.99
€ 10.27
Hardback. As he leaves the cinema where he has just watched Casablanca, one of his favorite films, Julien is approached by a mysterious young woman, Claire. Unbeknownst to Julien, Claire has been following him for several days. Outside the cinema she relays a cryptic message: "Someone's trying to find you." Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422439
- ISBN
- 9780857422439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.34
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Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930852559
- ISBN
- 9780930852559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.35
€ 24.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. CSI meets Jack the Ripper in early 20th century Barcelona: captivating, scary and genre-breaking. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0002293
- ISBN
- 9781782270638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Recalling his initiation into the dazzling world of Parisian high society and looking back over his time in the glamorous salons of the aristocracy, the narrator satirises this shallow world and his own youthful infatuation with it. His observations also educates him in the volatile nature of desire as he walks the path towards adulthood. Translator(s): Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Kilmartin, Terence; Enright, D.J. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099362418
- ISBN
- 9780099362418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
paperback. An English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher (University of Cambridge). Translator(s): Grieve, James. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180328
- ISBN
- 9780141180328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Travelling backwards in time, the narrator tells the story of a love affair that had taken place before his own birth. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Enright, D.J. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099362210
- ISBN
- 9780099362210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. "In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. This book is an English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180342
- ISBN
- 9780141180342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 900
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841598987
- ISBN
- 9781841598987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.47
€ 30.99
€ 20.47
Hardcover. Translator(s): Moncrieff, Scott; Kilmartin, Terence. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 700
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841598994
- ISBN
- 9781841598994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.98
€ 26.99
€ 18.98
paperback. Far from an idyllic state of affairs, the narrator is living in his mother's apartment in Paris with his lover, Albertine. His obsessive love for her means that their relationship is shadowed by jealousy and headed for tragedy. Translator(s): Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Kilmartin, Terence; Enright, D. J. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 49. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099362616
- ISBN
- 9780099362616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Moncrieff, Scott. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 42. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 900
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841598970
- ISBN
- 9781841598970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
paperback. "In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. This book is an English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Patterson, Ian. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180366
- ISBN
- 9780141180366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardcover. On the surface a traditional Bildungsroman describing the narrator's journey of self-discovery, this huge and complex book is also a panoramic and richly comic portrait of France in the author's lifetime, and a profound meditation on the nature of art, love, time, memory and death. Translator(s): Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Kilmartin, Terence. Num Pages: 3152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 168 x 141. Weight in Grams: 3136.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152500
- ISBN
- 9781857152500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 71.54
€ 88.93
€ 71.54
Paperback. A work of Proust that is translated from French original into English. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141180311
- ISBN
- 9780141180311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Years after the First World War's end, the narrator returns to Paris. He reflects on time, reality, jealousy, artistic creation, and the raw material of literature - his past life. Translator(s): Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Kilmartin, Terence; Enright, D. J. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099362715
- ISBN
- 9780099362715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Hardcover. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Moncrieff, Scott. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 34. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841598963
- ISBN
- 9781841598963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 18.76
€ 29.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375751547
- ISBN
- 9780375751547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
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Paperback. Travelling from Paris to the sunny seaside town of Balbec, the narrator meets an intriguing set of acquaintances who provide him with both friendship and entertainment. Most significantly, he meets a dark-haired girl with sparkling eyes and a tiny beauty spot on her chin, the mysterious Albertine, who becomes the love of his life. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Enright, D. J. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099362319
- ISBN
- 9780099362319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. "In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. This book offers an English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Treharne, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141180335
- ISBN
- 9780141180335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45