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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602827592
ISBN
9781602827592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.82

Hardback. Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Flatiron Books United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250095282
ISBN
9781250095282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.01

Paperback. This modern classic novel set in the Thailand of the early 1950s presents an illuminating commentary on Thai society and its values Translator(s): Borthwick, Meredith. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747100679
ISBN
9789747100679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 171 x 38. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786037261
ISBN
9780786037261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Route
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927030
ISBN
9781901927030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

Paperback. Karsan Dargawalla, heir to the shrine of a mysterious, medieval sufi begins to tell the story of his family and the destroyed shrine in the aftermath of the violence that gripped western India in 2002. His tale begins in the 1960s, and young Karsan wishes above all else to be ordinary. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847672834
ISBN
9781847672834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. Lou Connor, a gifted, unhappy sixteen-year-old, is desperate to escape her life of poverty in Sydney. When she is offered an exchange student placement at a school in America it seems as if her dreams will be fulfilled. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
SKU
KRF0040758
ISBN
9781841956114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The brilliant new novel from the author of the Man-Booker-shortlisted Carry Me Down Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847673831
ISBN
9781847673831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Route United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927092
ISBN
9781901927092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

Paperback. Every week, a writer of political propaganda and a professional blood donor meet for dinner. They are unlikely friends - one of them tortured by his 'art', the other fat and wealthy from the earthy business of providing spare blood for the citizens of China. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459064
ISBN
9780099459064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Dai Wei lies in his bedroom, a prisoner in his body, after he was shot in the head at the Tiananmen Square protest ten years earlier and left in a coma. As his mother tends to him, and his friends bring news of their lives in an almost unrecognisable China, Dai Wei escapes into his memories. Translator(s): Drew, Flora. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481348
ISBN
9780099481348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Offers unusual insights into the social history of the late colonial period. Set in pre-World War II Burmese society, this title tells the story that centers on the relationship and marriage of seventeen-year-old Way with U Saw Han, a much older Burmese agent for a British trading company. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801677
ISBN
9780896801677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Beneath the Lion's Gaze opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974, on the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother's prayer room, pleading to his god for an end to the violence that has wracked his family and country. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539926
ISBN
9780099539926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. 'One of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature The kind of humour that makes skulls smile' Salman Rushdie Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 160. 240 pages. 'One of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature The kind of humour that makes skulls smile' Salman Rushdie. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 42. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747599043
ISBN
9780747599043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Hardback. Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848534
ISBN
9781603848534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.22

Paperback. Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848527
ISBN
9781603848527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. A drama set in the backdrop of WW1, of love, secrets and lies .. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 294. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KOC0026687
ISBN
9780751541250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From its first sentence to the last, this novella by Norman Maclean will captivate readers with its vivid images of the Blackfoot River, its tender yet realistic renderings of Maclean's father and brother and its uncanny blending of fly fishing with the affections of the heart. "Wise, witty, wonderful . . ".--Publishers Weekly. Illustrator(s): Moser, Barry. Num Pages: 161 pages, 13 2-color wood engravings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500607
ISBN
9780226500607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 511 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
511
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875805672
ISBN
9780875805672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. This translation of the novel "La Princesse de Cleves", originally written in 1678, tells of life at Court in 17th-century France. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445879
ISBN
9780140445879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 208 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503939103
ISBN
9781503939103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.19

Series: A Country Store Mystery. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 105. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Kensington
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617739293
ISBN
9781617739293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.19

Paperback. A haunting and absorbing debut - fans of Before I Go to Sleep and Sister will be hooked. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314. Very good copy with minor shelfwear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KEX0268092
ISBN
9780007493012
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A lost Australian classic, from the Booker shortlisted author, Madelaine St John Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123387
ISBN
9780349123387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

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