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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An autobiographical novel of race and class by one of the leading Black writers of the 20th century. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472064687
ISBN
9780472064687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414301068
ISBN
9781414301068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.57

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 462 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414319360
ISBN
9781414319360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

Paperback. Rebuilding her life in a different town, the taciturn Elsie finds modest comfort among the white people who employ and befriend her. This book weaves the story of a ravaged woman into the traditional tales of her people to create a vivid sense of communities bound by storytelling and understanding and sundered by ignorance and silence. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803298651
ISBN
9780803298651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810112599
ISBN
9780810112599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.40

Hardcover. The first volume in "The Works of Stephen Crane" contains Crane's "Bowery Tales," including "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" and "George's Mother." Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
University of Virginia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813902586
ISBN
9780813902586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.26

Paperback. Haiti's complex social and political situation is the setting for this story of two women ordained by the spirits of Vodou to be "marasa" (twins) in spite of their birth into unrelated families of different classes. Translator(s): Bodkin, Robin Orr. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Second Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917535
ISBN
9780813917535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.44

Paperback. His third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his powerful characterization and political consciousness to the age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave "the life" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrelita is plying her trade during Holy Week, 1949 in Port-au-Prince. Translator(s): Danticat, Edwidge; Coates, Carrol F. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921396
ISBN
9780813921396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Hardcover. Translator(s): Hanaburgh, Sara. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936024
ISBN
9780813936024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.60

Paperback. Translator(s): Hanaburgh, Sara. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936031
ISBN
9780813936031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822952732
ISBN
9780822952732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.27

Paperback. Winner of the 2009 Drue Heinz Literature Prize A compelling collection of short stories about expartriots and natives in modern Saudi Arabia, and the uneasy mesh of divergent peoples in a desert land where oil is the source of riches and cultural upheaval." Series: Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822963141
ISBN
9780822963141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

paperback. Part ribald farce, part lyrical contemplation, Wendell Berry's novel is the story of a place - Port William, Kentucky - the farm lands and forests that surround it, and the river that runs nearby. The rhythms of this novel are the rhythms of the land. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Counterpoint LLC United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582431246
ISBN
9781582431246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Counterpoint LLC United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582437842
ISBN
9781582437842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870717680
ISBN
9780870717680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654379
ISBN
9780875654379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.57

Hardback. Based on the true story of the author's aunt and namesake, and on the search to uncover her remarkable past, A Thin Bright Line encompasses Cold War intrigues, the origins of climate research, the joyful pangs of love, and the impossible compromises of queer life in the 1950s and '60s. Num Pages: 280 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299309305
ISBN
9780299309305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.41

Hardcover. Using the turbulent lower Rio Grande valley of the 1870s as the backdrop, this historical novel deals with romance, violence, and the struggle for civilization on the frontier. It tells the story of three legendary figures: Texas Rangers John Rip Ford and Lee H McNelly and the bandit mayor of Matamoros, Juan Cortina. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725188
ISBN
9780896725188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.67

Hardcover. Its 1923. The US Bureau of Indian Affairs and its educational arm, the Indian Service, are under fire for a Christianize and civilize policy that seeks to draw Native American children from their ancestral cultures. The Indian Service seeks to still a Congressional uproar by giving the principals job to Quill Thompson, a critic of the policy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725997
ISBN
9780896725997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727793
ISBN
9780896727793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.37

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896728592
ISBN
9780896728592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Dickson, C. Series: The Americas. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896728707
ISBN
9780896728707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729056
ISBN
9780896729056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. "Collection of short stories detailing the fictitious lives of people in Horned Toad, Texas"-- Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 146 x 4. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729261
ISBN
9780896729261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.58

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