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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. "The kind of writing that makes us want to read the whole book as soon as possible; a shot of adrenaline that immediately takes us to a new world."-David Varno, Words Without Borders Translator(s): Benjamin, Ross. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337259
ISBN
9780393337259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. "Spare, elegant and absolutely riveting.. Cancel those dinner plans-you'll want to keep reading."-Joanna Powell, People Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345940
ISBN
9780393345940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. The only edition of this 1800 novel-widely regarded as the first historical novel-to include supporting materials on both the importance of Maria Edgeworth as a writer and the influence of contemporary history on this novel. Editor(s): Twomey, Ryan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393922417
ISBN
9780393922417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. The text of this edition presents, fully annotated, the 1899 First Edition text of McTeague, a significant example of American literary naturalism and a commentary on turn-of-the-century American cultural values. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393970135
ISBN
9780393970135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Thailand's foremost writers about women are brought together in this collection of 11 short stories and excerpts from five novels. The selection shows the many ways fiction has mirrored the lives of Thai women over the 20th century. Translator(s): Kepner, Susan Fulop. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 2G; FA; FYB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520089037
ISBN
9780520089037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. A novel that tells the story of a young Muslim who, when his life is threatened, finds sanctuary in a community of Coptic monks. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara. Series: Literature of the Middle East. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174. A Novel. Series: Literature of the Middle East. 116 pages, 1 map. A novel that tells the story of a young Muslim who, when his life is threatened, finds sanctuary in a community of Coptic monks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight: 174. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200753
ISBN
9780520200753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Set in the years leading up to the First World War, this work is an elegy, not just for an individual character, but for a generation lost in and affected by the war. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Series: Shakespeare Head Press Edition of Virginia Woolf. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177227
ISBN
9780631177227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.83

Hardback. Gothic novels tell stories of patriarchal societies that thrive on the oppression or even outright sacrifice of women and others. This book offers a historically informed theoretical introduction to key gothic narratives from a feminist perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200499
ISBN
9780631200499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Paperback. Intends to give the reader an appreciation for how our economy works and the wondrous role that the price of everything plays in everyday life. This book presents a story about economic growth and the unseen forces that create and sustain economic harmony all around us. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143354
ISBN
9780691143354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Hardback. Presents a funny retelling of the Arabian Nights and a inspired exploration of the art of storytelling. This title reimagines how Sheherezade saved Baghdad's virgins and her own life through a heroic feat of storytelling - one that kept the Persian king Sharyar hanging in agonizing narrative and erotic suspense for 1001 nights. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143378
ISBN
9780691143378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.68

Hardback. Nineteen classic fairy tales, retold for younger readers in the early twentieth-century, including "Rapunzel," "Little Red Riding-Hood," "Rumpelstiltskin," and "The Sleeping Beauty." Illustrator(s): Watson, A. H. Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 line illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New Introduction
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159218
ISBN
9780691159218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.90

Hardback. Helene Cixous is one of France's leading contemporary writers. This new book is a work of fiction about the most implacable of human certainties - death. It explores death, mourning and loss by means of a poetic fiction: imagining a magic telephone through which one can open up a lifeline to departed loved ones. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642994
ISBN
9780745642994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Hardback. * Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading French feminist writers, if not the leading French feminist writer. * All of her books tend to be written as philosophical novels, combining elements of autobiography and fiction with reflection of a more philosophical and psychoanalytic kind. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648675
ISBN
9780745648675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Paperback. * Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading French feminist writers, if not the leading French feminist writer. * All of her books tend to be written as philosophical novels, combining elements of autobiography and fiction with reflection of a more philosophical and psychoanalytic kind. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648682
ISBN
9780745648682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.15

Hardback. * Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading, if not the leading French feminist author writing today. * This book tells the story of how the author re-discovers a box from the past, containing a book manuscript from over fifty years ago. This leads to reflections on literary creativity, memory, identity and dreams. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653907
ISBN
9780745653907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Paperback. * Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading, if not the leading French feminist author writing today. * This book tells the story of how the author re-discovers a box from the past, containing a book manuscript from over fifty years ago. This leads to reflections on literary creativity, memory, identity and dreams. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653914
ISBN
9780745653914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.19

Paperback. There, this fourth wise man learns the recipe from a fellow prisoner, and learns of the existence and meaning of Jesus. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857331
ISBN
9780801857331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Gemini is a novel of extraordinary proportions, intricate images, and profound thought, in which Michel Tournier tells his fascinating story with an irresistible humor. Translator(s): Carter, Ann. Num Pages: 452 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857768
ISBN
9780801857768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Magnolias, water, mescal, stars, and fire return again and again in these seven sparse-yet tightly written-vignettes. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894312
ISBN
9780801894312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224414
ISBN
9780803224414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.23

Paperback. Self-centred, shape-shifting, driven from one man to another and one city to the next, Kate Riley is all too real but not at all the loyal and steady homebody of idealized womanhood. Kate is about to undergo exploratory brain surgery for a condition she herself has fabricated. Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3404 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225145
ISBN
9780803225145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234932
ISBN
9780803234932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Features stories such as: "Under the Lion's Paw", "Up the Coolly", "Mrs. Ripley's Trip" and more. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press new york
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270589
ISBN
9780803270589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Presents an account and indictment of colonialism. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803279667
ISBN
9780803279667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.65

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