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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. * A brutally honest, linguistically inventive and profoundly moving novel that will inspire a generation of readers Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085446
ISBN
9781844085446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

paperback. Winner of the 2004 Caine Prize. This is the fifth anthology of Caine Prize short listed stories, and includes the proceedings of a Caine Prize African Writers' Workshop Massachusetts University Press. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jacana Media South Africa
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770091450
ISBN
9781770091450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

paperback. Reuniting some of our favourite Maeve Binchy characters, this is a delightful collection of linked stories from No. 1 bestselling author of A WEEK IN WINTER Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Orion
Condition
New
SKU
9781409151814
ISBN
9781409151814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 7.20

Paperback. New decade. New rules for survival. Jake Arnott's blistering look at the underbelly of life in the 90s is a sure-fire bestseller. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0010885
ISBN
9780340818572
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. A collection of stories, which represent the diversity of the time and include satires, explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language. Editor(s): Newnham, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140020403
ISBN
9780140020403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

paperback. Containing eight stories by 20th century French writers, this work offers insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them suiatble for both French and English language students. It includes "Green Tobacco" by Clair Sainte-Soline, and the tale of "The Ants" by, Boris Vian. Editor(s): Lee, Simon. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140034141
ISBN
9780140034141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

paperback. Includes eight stories which offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. This anthology is suitable for the German student of English as well as the English student of German. It reflects trends in German literature. Editor(s): Constantine, David. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140041194
ISBN
9780140041194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

paperback. Explores how gospel singer Arthur Montana discovers his love for Jimmy and portrays how profoundly racial politics can shape the private business of love. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140187991
ISBN
9780140187991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751550047
ISBN
9780751550047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780751552164
ISBN
9780751552164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.04

paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Overlook Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781468301526
ISBN
9781468301526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.49

paperback. An exclusive short story for World Book Day from one of our bestselling authors Series: Quick Reads S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 5AX; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 86. Signed by author with gift inscription to previous owner. Very good clean novella copy showing minor shelf wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025425
ISBN
9780007331444
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. The poignant - and at times very funny - new novel from the author of 'The Magician's Assistant', shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025428
ISBN
9781841155838
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. A novel written by the author of the bestselling "Snow Falling on Cedars". Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear. Ownership details to half title
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025437
ISBN
9780747545088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Both an insight into James Joyce's life and childhood, this novel is about sexual awakening, religious rebellion and the essential search for voice and meaning that every nascent artist must face in order to fully come into themselves. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025451
ISBN
9780141182667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025459
ISBN
9780141183596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. The major and stunning new novel about wartime espionage from bestselling author William Boyd Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy showing light age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025462
ISBN
9780747586203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. * Spare and deft, The Life and Death of Harriett Frean is the quintessential modernist novel * Sinclair's work is hugely important in terms of the development of the novel and the representation of women's lives Series: VMC. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 130. Very good clean copy showing light age and wear. Light foxing to interiors of cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Virago London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025530
ISBN
9780860681069
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse which, like a modern Aesop's Fables, can be enjoyed by young and old alike Num Pages: 144 pages, 35. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142. Very good copy with minor wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Orion Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025554
ISBN
9780753807743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Attic Press Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025624
ISBN
9780946211272
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. On Valentine's Day, 1989, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, disappears in a devastating earthquake. Her lover, the singer Ormus Cama, cannot accept that he has lost her, and so begins his eternal quest to find her and bring her back. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 472. Good clean copy showing light age and wear. Very slight soiling to exterior page edges. Interior is very clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025650
ISBN
9780099766018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold - the warring housewives on the first floor, and the widower, alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. Vishnu looks back on his affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Paperbacks London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025671
ISBN
9780747593812
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. A collection that outlines the author's early preoccupation with issues of mental illness, creativity and femininity, all of which would become recurrent themes in her later work. It contains the thirteen stories together with five pieces of her journalism, as well as a further nine stories selected from the Indiana archive. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. From the library of June Levine. Ownership details to ffep. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Sunning to spine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Faber and Faber London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025686
ISBN
9780571049899
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Andrew Miller's extraordinarily acclaimed and prizewinning debut, featuring an 18th-century surgeon who is unable to feel pain Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Slight scuffing to cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Sceptre London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025698
ISBN
9780340682081
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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