Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. On a promontory jutting out into the Atlantic wind stands the home run by Brother Benedict, where boys are taught a little of God and a lot of fear. To Michael Lamb, one of the Brothers, the regime is without hope, and when he inherits a small legacy he runs away, taking a 12-year-old boy with him. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120 152pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099284598
- ISBN
- 9780099284598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.05
€ 12.99
€ 8.05
Hardback. The formation of Saudi Arabia in 1932, with the unification of the two Kingdoms of the Hejaz and Nejd, not only unified parts of the Arabian peninsula which had until then remained disparate, but also led to the development of a distinct Saudi Arabian literature. This title offers insight into the complex and enigmatic setting of Saudi Arabia. Editor(s): Al-Sebail, Abdulaziz; Calderbank, Anthony. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK; FA; FYB; FYT; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760995
- ISBN
- 9781780760995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226321417
- ISBN
- 9780226321417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.16
€ 19.99
€ 19.16
Paperback. When you're confronted with the ultimate betrayal, how far would you go for revenge? Translator(s): Murray, Steven T. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy. Covers and page edges showing minor shelfwear, remains in good condition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0009122
- ISBN
- 9780857861641
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'Excellent, a very powerful and moving piece of work' Roddy Doyle Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks & creases, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0018622
- ISBN
- 9780753811207
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. *The fifth in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series *Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters for people who are fed up with aggressive literature which dwells on selfishness, discourtesy and conflict. Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 158. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0019530
- ISBN
- 9780349117256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Includes three stories where characters are tested by dramatic events 'that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man, the edge of his temper, and the fibre of his stuff; that reveal the quality of his resistance and the secret stuff of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself'. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0019544
- ISBN
- 9781853267437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Translator(s): Beaumont, Barbara. Num Pages: 902 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 902
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529097
- ISBN
- 9780714529097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.20
€ 20.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. Angela is in the city of love - but romance is taking a nose-dive.. Series: I Heart Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0007268
- ISBN
- 9780007288410
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 107 x 18. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226042435
- ISBN
- 9780226042435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.09
€ 19.99
€ 19.09
Paperback. This readable edition of Haywoods blockbuster novel is an important addition to our understanding of the history of the English novel. Paula Backscheider, Auburn University Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551113678
- ISBN
- 9781551113678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.36
€ 28.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- SKU
- 9780099284345
- ISBN
- 9780099284345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.07
€ 11.99
€ 10.07
Paperback. Deidre O'Dare is a rising stage and TV soap star, but jealous fears that her roguish boyfriend Rory is having a Hollywood fling theaten to ruin her happiness. Retreating from Dublin to the West of Ireland, she meets gorgeous Gabriel, the squire of the local manor. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 122 x 36. Weight in Grams: 264. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0013102
- ISBN
- 9780553812466
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2000. Part travel diary, part philosophy, part love story, 'Soul Mountain' is an elegant, unforgettable novel that journeys deep into the heart of modern-day China. Translator(s): Lee, Mabel. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007119233
- ISBN
- 9780007119233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.24
€ 18.99
€ 15.24
Paperback. 'Elegant, scrupulously poised, always intelligent and, not least, original' Angela Carter The characters in Anne Enright's fierce and witty first collection of stories stand at an oblique angle to society. Full of desire, but out of kilter, their response to a dislocated reality is mutinous, wild, unforgettable. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437390
- ISBN
- 9780099437390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.99
€ 12.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Presents a series of stories about women stirred, bothered, or fascinated by men they cannot understand, or understand too well. This book features characters that are haunted by the ghosts of the lives they might have led - lit by new flames, old flames, and flames that are guttering out. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099520993
- ISBN
- 9780099520993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.99
€ 12.99
€ 9.99
Hardback. Part of Jane Duncan's classic 'My Friend..' series Series: My Friends.. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447297901
- ISBN
- 9781447297901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.09
€ 26.99
€ 25.09
Paperback. Series: Caribbean Modern Classics. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845230906
- ISBN
- 9781845230906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.70
€ 31.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128. a Novel. 120 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 8. Weight: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231514
- ISBN
- 9781845231514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.40
€ 19.40
Paperback. Translator(s): Chakravarti, Aruna. Num Pages: 588 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House India India
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268522
- ISBN
- 9780140268522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. An astounding new novel from the bestselling author of Frankie and Stankie and Brother of the More Famous Jack Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264. 320 pages. The time is 1995, but everybody has a past. Brilliant Australian Caroline can command everyone except her own ghoulish mother, which means that things aren't easy for Josh and Zoe, her husband with and twelve-year-old daughter. From far and wide, they are all drawn together: a masquerade in which things are not always what they seem. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 200 x 149 x 22. Weight: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809815
- ISBN
- 9781408809815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 712 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447243793
- ISBN
- 9781447243793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747573333
- ISBN
- 9780747573333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747585305
- ISBN
- 9780747585305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22