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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. * A gripping, topical novel - a detective story, a love story and a book about contemporary Britain Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115870
ISBN
9780349115870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. "Timely and brave.. Leegant is a masterful weaver."-Miami Herald Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339895
ISBN
9780393339895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. A novel about transforming organizations from the author of bestselling business books The Goal and Zapp! The Cure is a novel for managers about transforming an under-performing bureaucratic organization into a boundaryless, fact-driven management culture like the one that made Jack Welch's General Electric so consistently successful. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471268307
ISBN
9780471268307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Written by the author of "The Floating World", this novel explores human relationships in a Los Angeles of the future, where rich and poor are deeply polarized and where water, food, gas and education cannot be taken for granted. Series: California Fiction S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207288
ISBN
9780520207288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2GJ; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674796744
ISBN
9780674796744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Paperback. Originally published 1940. First published by Princeton 1983 and assigned new ISBN when reissued as a print-on-demand title in 2014. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 514 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613314
ISBN
9780691613314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

Paperback. Translation of: Hamamatsu Chaunagon monogatari / Sugawara no Takasue no Musume. Translator(s): Rohlich, Thomas H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613581
ISBN
9780691613581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardback. Translator(s): Rohlich, Thomas H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641355
ISBN
9780691641355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 443 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764225086
ISBN
9780764225086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.38

Paperback. The stories in this collection present the experience of living in Vancouver as filtered through the imagination of some of Canada's most famous writers. Editor(s): Gerson, Carole. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774802284
ISBN
9780774802284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

Paperback. From the author of "Airs of Providence", "The Very Rich Hours", and "The Courage of Girls", this book brings together a dozen new stories. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801848537
ISBN
9780801848537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

Paperback. "Robert Vivian's prose is lyrical and harrowing - harrowing in the Biblical sense," Sven Birkerts said of The Mover of Bones, the first book in Vivian's Tall Grass Trilogy. That same lyrical power carries this new volume to a place of hard-won hope and redemption at once both spiritual and earthly. Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213807
ISBN
9780803213807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. What if Vincent Van Gogh resided in a twentieth-century New York hotel, surviving on food stamps and direct communications with God? And imagine the encounter between David and Goliath from the Philistine's point of view. This book presents a collection of short stories that re-imagine life beyond the margins of 'normality'. Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225336
ISBN
9780803225336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Paperback. Gives full play to Svoboda's prodigious talents for finding the dark and the strange in the sunny American story Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226821
ISBN
9780803226821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

paperback. A novel about a dystopic, future Argentina where violence rules and the government is powerless to protect its aging citizens Translator(s): Labinger, Andrea G. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803229891
ISBN
9780803229891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The story of the residents of a small western plains town and the turmoil that results from the colliding interests of its "native" inhabitants and newcomers Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803231085
ISBN
9780803231085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Paperback. Prize-winning collection of short stories about finding happiness, and the pain necessary to achieve such bliss Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232617
ISBN
9780803232617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. A.B. Guthrie Jr. is best known for his historical fiction; his classic novel The Way West earned him a Pulitzer Prize. The Big It and Other Stories collects his diverse shorter tales, written between 1946 and 1960. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240551
ISBN
9780803240551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. A collection of stories that focus on female subjectivity. It features stories such as: "The Nocturnal Butterflies"; "Shadows in the Shadows"; and, "The Shunammite". Translator(s): Steele, Cynthia. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259270
ISBN
9780803259270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. In this semiautobiographical novel, the young French Algerian author Nina Bouraoui introduces us to a girl who feels that Algeria is the country of men. Her childhood years spent in Algeria lead her to explore the borderland between genders as she tries to find her balance between nations, races, and identities. Translator(s): Gavarini, Jehanne-Marie; Salvodon, Marjorie Attignol. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 129 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262591
ISBN
9780803262591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.78

Paperback. Contains the author's essays that are personal on the surface, and stresses upon what impresses her in really good literature. Num Pages: 149 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803263314
ISBN
9780803263314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.43

Paperback. Comprise fifty-two chapters that provide insights into the existence of this nebulous man named Crab, his absence from the pages of history, his birth in prison, and his never having been born at all. This book parodies literary conventions, deconstructs narrative and meaning, and combines absurdity and hopelessness with irony and humor. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan; Hardin, Eleanor. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263703
ISBN
9780803263703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Mignon, Charles W.; Link, Frederick M.; Ronning, Kari A. Series: Willa Cather Scholarly Edition. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
Edition
Scholarly
SKU
V9780803264304
ISBN
9780803264304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. A novel that describes life on the Nebraska frontier. It presents a range of biographical, historical, and textual information. Editor(s): Rosowski, Susan J.; Mignon, Charles W.; Danker, Kathleen. Series: Willa Cather Scholarly Edition. Num Pages: 392 pages, Map, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Scholarly
SKU
V9780803264373
ISBN
9780803264373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. After answering a classified ad placed by an import-export company looking for energetic young men willing to take on responsibilities for its African branches - no diploma required - Victor finds himself on The Will of God, a dilapidated boat heading into the heart of darkness as even Conrad couldn't have imagined. Translator(s): Wing, Betsy. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264410
ISBN
9780803264410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Paperback. Telling the story of Shirley Mounter, a Tuscarora woman and the chief storyteller among the acerbic, eloquent, and often hilarious speakers, this title presents a tapestry of the intricate twists and turns of coincidence, memories, and stories that bind Native families together. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271180
ISBN
9780803271180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Life across the Roof of the World is more dangerous than ever as Khlit teams up with Abdul to thwart a gang of kidnappers, save the dazzling Retha, and reluctantly lead an Afghani rebellion against the forces of the Mogul. Part of a four-volume set, this title collects the Cossack stories of Harold Lamb and presents them in order. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 606 pages, 1 map, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 35. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803280489
ISBN
9780803280489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. Life across the Roof of the World is more dangerous than ever as Khlit teams up with Abdul to thwart a gang of kidnappers, save the dazzling Retha, and reluctantly lead an Afghani rebellion against the forces of the Mogul. Part of a four-volume set, this title collects the Cossack stories of Harold Lamb and presents them in order. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 636 pages, 1 map, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 35. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803280496
ISBN
9780803280496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.95

Paperback. Continues the Moody saga that started in Colorado with Little Britches Illustrator(s): Mawicke, Tran. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803282117
ISBN
9780803282117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. "Set in the Midwest, One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist tells the stories of everyday, blue-collar workers with dark humor and a gritty, experimental style, revealing the absurdity of the daily grind and its crushing reality" -- Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803288546
ISBN
9780803288546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Offers three tales that feature a commanding female protagonist trapped in her place of origin, neither able nor wanting to escape from the home that gave her life but which now threatens to destroy her. This title presents personal images of utopia, the importance of heritage, and the necessity of burying the dead to approach the future. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 123 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289529
ISBN
9780803289529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.15

Paperback. Tells of a long-ago Christmas in western Nebraska, when Mari Sandoz's father's house was filled with good music. But, the entire family soon entered into the holiday spirit, as neighbors arrived to feast and dance and enjoy musical selections ranging from Lucia di Lammermoor to Casey at the Telephone. Even old enmities dissolved under the spell. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3887 x 2744 x 6. Weight in Grams: 57.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
36
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292420
ISBN
9780803292420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804009577
ISBN
9780804009577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Hardback. As a serial killer stalks prostitutes in Columbus, Ohio, a distraught brother asks private investigator Andy Hayes to find his sister before it's too late. In a deadly race against time, Andy soon learns he's not the only person hunting Jessica Byrnes, but he may be the only one who wants her alive. Series: Andy Hayes Mysteries. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011884
ISBN
9780804011884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Paperback. Although everything in this imaginative and compelling biography of the martyred Chilean President Salvador Allende is solidly based on fact, it is cast in the form of a novel by the author, who was a close friend and longtime colleague of Allende. Editor(s): Alegria, Fernando. Translator(s): Janney, Frank. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723268
ISBN
9780804723268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

Paperback. A collection of short stories depicting and analyzing key issues in America's "New Gilded Age" Editor(s): Martin, Wendy, Ph.D.; Tichi, Cecelia. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796283
ISBN
9780814796283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, 28ill.1M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816613069
ISBN
9780816613069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.51

Paperback. Translator(s): MacGillivray, Catherine A.F. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC; DSK; FA; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816621170
ISBN
9780816621170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780816698974
ISBN
9780816698974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816699162
ISBN
9780816699162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.64

Hardcover. Includes memoirs that are the reminiscences of author's adventures in seeking out, collecting, and reading old and rare books, along with reflections upon time, memory, and other mysteries. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821409374
ISBN
9780821409374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.91

Paperback. The target of intense critical comment when it was first published in 1927, Arrogant Beggar s scathing attack on charity-run boardinghouses remains one of Anzia Yezierska s most devastating works of social criticism. Translator(s): Whittaker, V. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317494
ISBN
9780822317494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. A composite novel written by 12 authors, including Henry James, William Dean Howells, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The introduction presents an account of the creation of the novel, and June Howard offers additional context and critical perspective. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 56. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press London
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328384
ISBN
9780822328384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. Roberto Arlt (1900-1942), celebrated in Argentina for his tragicomic, punch-in-the-jaw writing during the 1920s and 1930s, was a forerunner of Latin American "boom" and "postboom" novelists such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende. This title presents a set against the chaotic background of Buenos Aires in the early twentieth century. Translator(s): Aynesworth, Michele McKay. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329404
ISBN
9780822329404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. With truth impossible to disentangle from invention, Tobias Hecht followed the lead of Verissimo, his would-be informant, creating characters, rendering a tale that didn't happen but that might have, probing at what it means to translate a life into words. This book is a tribute to and reinterpretation of the Latin American testimonio genre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337881
ISBN
9780822337881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Considered by many the quintessential novel of the Cuban Revolution, this is the first book by the Cuban writer and filmmaker Jesús Diaz (1941-2002) to appear in English. Translator(s): Ross, Kathleen. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822338444
ISBN
9780822338444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. A novel packed with telling details and anecdotes about life in contemporary India, set in the rural villages of Bihar and the metropolises of Bombay and Delhi. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 18. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346821
ISBN
9780822346821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Whittaker, Graham. Series: Hispanic Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856687822
ISBN
9780856687822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.31

Paperback. Gabriel Francisco Miro Ferrer was born on July 28th 1879, in Alicante on the Costa Blanca. Brought up in the Castilian-speaking Alicante, Miro was sent away to school in nearby Orihela, aged eight. The Jesuit Colegio de Santo Domingo would become the "Jesus" in The Leper Bishop . Editor(s): Borenstein, Walter. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856687921
ISBN
9780856687921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.36

Paperback. When Diego Rivera's biographer, Bertram Wolfe, was sifting though the painter's jumbled collection of correspondence, he encountered a series of Parisian letters from Angelina Beloff. Translator(s): Gardner, Nathanial. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856688812
ISBN
9780856688812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardback. The author was arguably the best-known and most influential writer in the former East Germany. In this title, she revisits her stay at a tuberculosis hospital in the winter of 1946, a real-life event that was the inspiration for the closing scenes of her 1976 novel Patterns of Childhood. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421869
ISBN
9780857421869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.09

hardcover. Tells a story that centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest. The girls are inseparable, and both their lives have been shattered by the horror of rape. Translator(s): Ball, David; Ball, Nicole. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780857421890
ISBN
9780857421890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.59

Hardback. The day after his ninety-fourth birthday, a man is sitting in a beautiful garden. It is a paradise where he often played during his childhood, and it is here that he is recording the story of his adventures with Mr Adamson. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780857422323
ISBN
9780857422323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.29

Hardback. When Anna discovers a long letter that her mother, Marie, wrote, Marie has been dead for some time, and Anna is shocked to learn that her mother disappeared with a secret. The letter is addressed to Marie's first great love, a much older teacher who she describes as a great dinosaur. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422330
ISBN
9780857422330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.48

Hardback. As he leaves the cinema where he has just watched Casablanca, one of his favorite films, Julien is approached by a mysterious young woman, Claire. Unbeknownst to Julien, Claire has been following him for several days. Outside the cinema she relays a cryptic message: "Someone's trying to find you." Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422439
ISBN
9780857422439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Hardback. Series: SB - The Africa List. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 213 x 30. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423320
ISBN
9780857423320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.32

Hardback. Translator(s): Wilder, Samuel. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 213 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423498
ISBN
9780857423498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.38

Hardback. Translator(s): Lewis, Tess. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857423719
ISBN
9780857423719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Hardback. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780857423757
ISBN
9780857423757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Hardback. Translator(s): Manavalli, Krishna. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423900
ISBN
9780857423900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.52

Hardback. Translator(s): Sinha, Arunava. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423962
ISBN
9780857423962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Hardcover. Wharton's antiwar masterpiece, now once again available, probes the devastation of World War I on the home front. Interweaving her own experiences of the Great War with themes of parental and filial love, art and self-sacrifice, national loyalties and class privilege, Wharton tells an intimate and captivating story of war behind the lines. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802039
ISBN
9780875802039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.85

Paperback. Set in 1957 in rural northern Michigan, this title tells the story of a pivotal few months in the life of young teen Danny DeWitt, who lives alone with his father following the sudden departure of his mother. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806280
ISBN
9780875806280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.01

Paperback. During a deadly Chicago heat wave that's claiming hundreds of lives, Robert, who's stuck in his apartment alone, fears he's going to be the next victim. One day, Robert ventures forth into the searing heat to gas up his car. Immediately he encounters enigmatic Lucy who is trying to escape her brutal fiance, Matthew Gliss. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806297
ISBN
9780875806297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.01

Paperback. Six years later, the author has returned with a bracing new collection of short stories that will do for the center of the country what Cheever did for the suburbs of New York. This title explores the complexities of human interactions and imbues them with an honest naturalism that is sure to endear him to readers - in the Midwest and beyond. Series: Switchgrass. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806938
ISBN
9780875806938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Set in Chicago, this title features Nix, a college instructor whose novel has flopped. Although he and his pregnant wife are struggling financially, their fortunes change when Nix is asked to ghostwrite the memoirs of publishing magnate Zira Fontaine. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 23. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807096
ISBN
9780875807096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Tells the story of an isolated Michigan town that becomes the flash-point for some of the principal ideological debates of our day. This story is about the failure of best intentions and the personal freedom of individuals to do good or do harm. It follows characters on both sides of the line. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807195
ISBN
9780875807195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807362
ISBN
9780875807362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807614
ISBN
9780875807614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807638
ISBN
9780875807638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Series: Carnegie Mellon Series in Short Fiction. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887483783
ISBN
9780887483783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887484872
ISBN
9780887484872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Hardback. 368 pages. No child should ever be a soldier. Jon Moore knew that better than most, having learned to fight to survive before he'd hit puberty. So when a former comrade, Alissa Lim, asks for his help in rescuing a group of children pressed into service by rebels on a planet no one cares to save, he agrees. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 32. Weight: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Baen Books
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439133651
ISBN
9781439133651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.59

Paperback. 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 172 x 106 x 26. Weight: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439134665
ISBN
9781439134665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.94

Hardback. 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 29. Weight: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637694
ISBN
9781451637694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.61

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637830
ISBN
9781451637830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.78

Hardback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637908
ISBN
9781451637908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637915
ISBN
9781451637915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.43

Paperback. Series: TOM KELLY. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 170 x 120 x 34. Weight: 342.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781451637946
ISBN
9781451637946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

Hardback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 32. Weight: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637960
ISBN
9781451637960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.80

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