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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. In an isolated community in the Peruvian Andes, a series of mysterious disappearances has occurred. Army corporal Lituma and his deputy Tomas believe the Shining Path guerrillas are responsible, but the towns people have their own ideas about the forces that claimed the bodies of the missing men. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571175499
- ISBN
- 9780571175499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Offers not just a psychological portrait, but also a searing account of Latin America's political scene. Translator(s): MacAdam, A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571149049
- ISBN
- 9780571149049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571148189
- ISBN
- 9780571148189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Don Rigoberto - by day a grey insurance executive, by night a pornographer and sexual enthusiast - misses Lucrecia, his estranged second wife. The pair separated following a sexual encounter between Lucrecia and Alfonso, Rigoberto's son. To compensate for her absence, Rigoberto fills his notebooks with memories, fantasies and unsent letters. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571195756
- ISBN
- 9780571195756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
€ 13.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Don Rigoberto, his second wife, Lucrecia, and his son, Alfonso, their family life together seems to be a happy one. Rigoberto, an insurance company manager, spends his time preening himself for his wife and collecting erotic art. Translator(s): Lane, Helen R. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 full colour plates. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 119.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571141357
- ISBN
- 9780571141357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
€ 13.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. A collection of Vargas Llosa's short fiction whose domain is the Peru of male youth and machismo, where life's dramas play themselves out on the soccer field, on the dance floor and on street corners. The author has published many novels, including "The Storyteller". Translator(s): Kolovakos, Gregory; Christ, Ronald J. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 133. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0010097
- ISBN
- 9780571162123
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, this book tells the story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 199 x 48. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571288632
- ISBN
- 9780571288632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. Urania Cabral, a New York lawyer, returns to the Dominican Republic after a lifelong self-imposed exile. Once she is back in her homeland, the elusive feeling of terror that has overshadowed her whole life suddenly takes shape. Urania's own story alternates with the powerful climax of dictator Rafael Trujillo's reign. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571288625
- ISBN
- 9780571288625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Paperback. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KEX0220019
- ISBN
- 9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Paperback, in good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRF0014516
- ISBN
- 9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220125
- ISBN
- 9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220126
- ISBN
- 9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220127
- ISBN
- 9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. On a damp October night the body of beautiful Ashley Cordova is discovered in a Manhattan warehouse. Though her death is ruled a suicide, investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. The last time McGrath got too close to the Cordova dynasty, he lost his marriage and his career. This time he could lose his mind. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099559245
- ISBN
- 9780099559245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
paperback. Tells a wickedly funny yet poignant tale that reveals how the imagination finds meaning in the most bewildering times, the ways people of all ages strive for connection, and how the darkest of secrets can set us free. Num Pages: 528 pages, 10. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141024325
- ISBN
- 9780141024325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustration. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927063422
- ISBN
- 9781927063422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.20
€ 18.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Alice loves to cook. She believes the secret of good food is to cook with passion. Her love affair with cookery has taken her from her parents' seaside hotel, to Paris and then one of Dublin's finest restaurants. Then she marries Liam, and is happy to hang up her chef's hat and cook for her family and friends instead. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KOC0012801
- ISBN
- 9781848270404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Everyone knows that Amy and Dan are made for each other. So when they announce their engagement their families are over the moon, especially Amy's mother Helen. What could be more exciting than planning a daughter's wedding? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332. Previously read copy, with some shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KST0030743
- ISBN
- 9781848270381
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A lost classic that is ripe for rediscovery. This moving coming-of-age story, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939, has been out of print for decades. It is an incredible novel that will be cherished by all ages. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349008233
- ISBN
- 9780349008233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 45 pages, illus. BIC Classification: FA; YFCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 134 x 195 x 6. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- A Yearling Book
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780440416623
- ISBN
- 9780440416623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.03
€ 7.03
paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336. 325 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 332.
- Publisher
- Bluemoose Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 325
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955336782
- ISBN
- 9780955336782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. A bold and original novel about John Humble, the Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780860
- ISBN
- 9781783780860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. In these slippery stories the truth and the possible weave as unexpected lives, complicated minds and exotic spaces are sketched in with nimble words and quick wit. Ghosts torment from the past; future selves write back; the lost look about, find themselves watched, are lead astray. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409688
- ISBN
- 9781910409688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022310
- ISBN
- 9780268022310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83