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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Translator(s): Thomas, Dominic. Series: Global African Voices. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 5. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024329
ISBN
9780253024329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Paradise is Abdulrazak Gurnah's fourth novel, a beautiful story of African life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747573999
ISBN
9780747573999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. A Novel. 288 pages. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight: 202.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408821855
ISBN
9781408821855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Presents a story of love and betrayal, of seduction and of possession, and of a people desperately trying to find stability amidst the maelstrom of their times. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747557852
ISBN
9780747557852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. The breakthrough book from the highly acclaimed author of By the Sea Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747578956
ISBN
9780747578956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Hardcover. An astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of Desertion Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 16 x 30. Weight in Grams: 509. A Novel. 288 pages. A meditation on family, self and the meaning of home by the Booker-shortlisted author of "Desertion.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 240 x 16 x 30. Weight: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury UK
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747599944
ISBN
9780747599944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 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
V9781447284024
ISBN
9781447284024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Abigail Tarttelin 'is a natural storyteller' (Matt Haig, METRO), and she has written 'a poignant, brave and important book' (S.J. Watson) about a young boy coming to terms with being intersex. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224596
ISBN
9781780224596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Going nowhere is easy .. it's falling in love that's hard. The first novel from the author of GOLDEN BOY, FLICK is 'a slow-burn cult classic' (GQ). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780225173
ISBN
9781780225173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. When Victorio learns that his home is about to be demolished he leaves his job, burns his possessions and takes to the streets. Wandering the city, he meets 2 people who change his life: Salma, a young prostitute, and Don, an enigmatic old man who performs as a clown. This is a novel about human resilience and joy in the face of crushing odds. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099468660
ISBN
9780099468660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Hardcover. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 310 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211536
ISBN
9780934211536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.19
€ 46.69

Paperback. Offers fiction intended for both Western and Middle Eastern readers. The stories in this volume deal with issues both traditional and modern, including relations between parents and children, between husbands and wives, and between citizens of independent Morocco and its nationalist representative government. Translator(s): Abouzeid, Leila. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 127 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712652
ISBN
9780292712652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Marion and Shiva Stone, born in a mission hospital in Ethiopia in the 1950s, are twin sons of an illicit union between an Indian nun and British doctor. Bound by birth but with widely different temperaments they grow up together, in a country on the brink of revolution, until a betrayal splits them apart. But fate has not finished with them. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 404.
Edition
First Vintage Books Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099443636
ISBN
9780099443636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. African Titanics tells the tale of the African boat people, their perilous journey north and he 'migration bug' stealing slyly into their villages and homes. Translator(s): Bredin, Charis. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772736
ISBN
9781850772736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cassava Republic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911115007
ISBN
9781911115007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 'Dangor's writing, and the world he creates with it, exude a vibrant physicality.. Dangor's vivid prose, narrative fluency and facility for literary experiment make Bitter Fruit a considerable achievement.'Shomit Dutta, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Edition
Main - Print on Demand
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843542643
ISBN
9781843542643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218. 256 pages. A coalition government. A widely mistrusted ruling elite. Riots in the streets and heavy-handed police tactics. Welcome to West Berlin, 1967. Undercover agent Peter Urbach is tasked with infiltrating a group of radical students. Soon, high-minded political activism will move to the terrorism of Baader, Meinhoff and the Red Army Faction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 135 x 17. Weight: 216.
Publisher
Route
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927481
ISBN
9781901927481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1HFMS; FA; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Triple Point Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992972400
ISBN
9780992972400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Triple Point Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992972424
ISBN
9780992972424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Galley Beggar Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910296684
ISBN
9781910296684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Fighting for the Allies are Will Walker, an ambitious English Field Security Officer and Ray Marfione, a wide-eyed Italian-American infantryman who dreams of home and the movies. Meanwhile in Sicily, Angilu, a young shepherd caught up in corruption and Ciro Albanese, a sinister Mafioso, are fighting their own battles with devastating consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099586869
ISBN
9780099586869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532446
ISBN
9780099532446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A brilliant, touching and funny debut about an extraordinary friendship, a kidnapping, memory championships and a Russian bride Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753824092
ISBN
9780753824092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Nine stories make up Haslett's first collection. They are set in Los Angeles, the Midwest, New England and England, but each summons its own distinctive world. The characters include a widower, a young couple, middle-aged siblings and an orphaned boy who finds solace in a classmate's violence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099443643
ISBN
9780099443643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

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