Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. On a summer's night in Athens, Patrik Keim stuck a pistol into his mouth and pulled the trigger. Keim was an artist, and the room in which he died was an assemblage of the tools of his particular trade. His body completed the tableau. This is a two-sided ethnography: one from the world of the living and the other from the world of the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226073224
- ISBN
- 9780226073224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.99
€ 27.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. With distinctive voices, compelling characters, on-the-ground observation, and suspense, this book offers a serious, illuminating take on the changing tides of race, class, and politics in late twentieth-century Chicago. It tells the story of a plasterer turned landlord in Chicago who, in the late 1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202648
- ISBN
- 9780226202648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.42
€ 21.99
€ 18.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561097
- ISBN
- 9780226561097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.82
€ 32.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561103
- ISBN
- 9780226561103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.06
€ 32.99
€ 26.06
Hardback. A love story, a translation of an Indian sex manual, an erotic farce and a murder mystery. The hero of the comedy, Leopold Roth, complains that he has never made love to an Indian woman. A married Roth becomes obsessed with Lalita Gupta and sets out to seduce her whilst translating the "Kamasutra". Num Pages: 398 pages, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FP; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756974
- ISBN
- 9780226756974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.84
€ 33.99
€ 26.84
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226773223
- ISBN
- 9780226773223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 23.21
€ 25.00
€ 23.21
Hardback. At once a bittersweet romance and a vividly detailed portrait of life in a southern Taiwanese coastal town in the 1970s, this prize-winning Taiwanese bestseller about love, betrayal, family life, and the power of tradition captures the intimacy of agricultural life in the midst of an increasingly industrialized society. Translator(s): Wu, Michelle. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117920
- ISBN
- 9780231117920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.00€ 76.68
€ 100.00
€ 76.68
Paperback. These two searingly funny and unsettling portraits of teenagers beyond the control and largely beneath the notice of adults in 1980s Taiwan are the first English translations of works by Taiwan's most famous and best-selling literary cult figure. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 43 cartoon drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231120975
- ISBN
- 9780231120975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.06
€ 30.99
€ 22.06
Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129725
- ISBN
- 9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.33€ 64.39
€ 83.33
€ 64.39
Hardback. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166003
- ISBN
- 9780231166003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.00€ 76.64
€ 100.00
€ 76.64
Hardback. Translator(s): Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175548
- ISBN
- 9780231175548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.33€ 63.75
€ 83.33
€ 63.75
Hardback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; DSB; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181006
- ISBN
- 9780231181006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.76€ 79.57
€ 104.76
€ 79.57
Paperback. An exceptional story of survival and redemption in the Andes Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076060
- ISBN
- 9780252076060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.03
€ 24.99
€ 23.03
Paperback. Presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature Editor(s): Brown, Jason Lee; Latham, Shanie. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008183
- ISBN
- 9780253008183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024046
- ISBN
- 9780253024046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
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€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Series: Blue Light Books. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253026705
- ISBN
- 9780253026705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.16
€ 13.16
Paperback. Tells the story of an impoverished young girl, Elnora Comstock, growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. Illustrator(s): Benda, Wladyslaw T. Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; YFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253203311
- ISBN
- 9780253203311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.92
€ 23.99
€ 21.92
Paperback. Gene Stratton-Porter's tale of a plucky, orphaned newspaper boy is now back in print! Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210456
- ISBN
- 9780253210456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. Series: Publications on Asia of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295956923
- ISBN
- 9780295956923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66