Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A work about the voices, clashes, and traffic of Sao Paulo, a city in the middle of rapid change. It includes public documents as well as dialogue and narration, giving a panorama of the city in a sequence of colorful slices. It dramatizes the problems of exploitation, poverty, racial prejudice, prostitution, state repression, and neocolonialism. Translator(s): Jackson, Prof. Elizabeth; Jackson, K. David. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 154 pages, translator's preface, afterword, bibliography. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803270411
- ISBN
- 9780803270411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290. Signed by the author. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0026928
- ISBN
- 9781848403369
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.00
€ 14.00
Hardcover. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear, remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0027128
- ISBN
- 9781843917106
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. "Light" traverses Europe and parts of America, the history of physics and political changes in Central Europe. It is about love and ruin, East and West, friendship and betrayal, the search for certainty and the consequent disillusionment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 405. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is clear and remains fine
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Secker
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0027168
- ISBN
- 9780436206429
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Part of a twelve-novel sequence, "A Dance to the Music of Time". Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Lightly toned, text is clear and remains fine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0027227
- ISBN
- 9780099472537
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 24.00
€ 24.00
Hardback. Opens as Lilly Bere mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The story then goes back to the moment she was forced to flee Dublin, at the end of the First World War, and follows her life through into the new world of America, a world filled with both hope and danger. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is clear and remains a fine copy. Signed by the author.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0027444
- ISBN
- 9780571226535
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780688154875
- ISBN
- 9780688154875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.73
€ 10.99
€ 10.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803273382
- ISBN
- 9780803273382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.38
€ 20.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. The eighth wonderful novel from Martina Reilly, an author who is going from strength to strength on Little, Brown's commercial list. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0245636
- ISBN
- 9780751539561
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Meet Neil Byrne - try-scorer on the rugby field, prizewinning student, one of the in-crowd at the disco, regular guy, gay. Presenting one face to the world and burying his true feelings in fantasy, Neil tries to keep his secret. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0002313
- ISBN
- 9780862783617
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Grey House is the final piece in the jigsaw of Alice Jordan's perfect life. It seems to be the ultimate achievement of her outwardly happy marriage - a loyal, if dull husband, three children, two cars and now the house. So why does she feel as if something is missing? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0007455
- ISBN
- 9780552994101
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An unforgettable first novel, an author to shout about, a campaign to ensure that everyone knows this is the funniest, sharpest read of the year. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007100682
- ISBN
- 9780007100682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. A powerful and vivid debut collection describing the plight of children caught up in difficult and often harrowing situations throughout the continent of Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349120645
- ISBN
- 9780349120645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. The new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Stone Diaries'. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857027051
- ISBN
- 9781857027051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.45
€ 14.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Like Jean Genet and William Burroughs, Dennis Cooper assaults the senses as he engages the mind with visions of nightmare intensity in a world where stimulation without excitement and experience without emotion are prized. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Avalon Travel Publishing United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802132123
- ISBN
- 9780802132123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation. Editor(s): Trevor, William. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 426 567pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Oxford
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199583140
- ISBN
- 9780199583140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.17
€ 14.99
€ 12.17
Paperback. A landmark work of fiction from one of Britain's most exciting new writers: 'The Harmony Silk Factory' is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth-century Malaysia. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. A landmark work of fiction from one of Britain's most exciting new writers: 'The Harmony Silk Factory' is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth-century Malaysia. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Fine copy with light shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KCW0014051
- ISBN
- 9780007232284
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The second novel by one of Ireland's best-loved writers, the multiple award-winningJennifer Johnston Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132. The second novel by one of Ireland's best-loved writers, the multiple award-winningJennifer Johnston Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014105
- ISBN
- 9780747259350
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'A very nearly perfect novel of broad, regretful vision, and magical intimacy' Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168. 'A very nearly perfect novel of broad, regretful vision, and magical intimacy' Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014106
- ISBN
- 9780747259367
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Her best book so far. Repeatedly and deservedly likened to Maeve Binchy, she is a master of her craft and a gifted storyteller. She has outdone herself with a skilful plot, memorable characters and the ability to leave the reader wanting more. If you are a Binchy fan, I would highly recommend you get to know Meaney too. Irish Independent Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340981146
- ISBN
- 9780340981146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
€ 10.99
€ 9.47