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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Whether set in Maxim Shrayer's native Russia or in North America and Western Europe, this title features eight stories that explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609186
ISBN
9780815609186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.45

Hardcover. Mary Turner has little use for sacrifice. As the niece of Erastus Corning, the prominent railway magnate, she is accustomed to financial security, society balls, and the flirtatious attention of her many suitors. When she marries the ambitious banker Isaac Burch, she secures an upper-class social position at the cost of a loveless relationship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609315
ISBN
9780815609315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99

Paperback. Set during the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the ensuing Iran-Iraq War of 1980-89, this novel chronicles the lives of three Iranian women, Fatemah, Nasrin, and Yasaman. These ordinary women tell their intimate stories of love, loss, betrayal, and hope in interwining narratives that unfurl simultaneously in America and Iran. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609759
ISBN
9780815609759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.28

Hardcover. Includes stories that chronicle the lives of the Matters, a captivating, tragic, yet ultimately exultant Arab American family. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609773
ISBN
9780815609773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.16

Paperback. An engaging collection of short stories all dealing with family in post-World War II America, in the south and New England. Written with a poet's sense of language, these vivid characters and fascinating conversations will take readers on a memorable journey. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610151
ISBN
9780815610151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. Translated from Hebrew by various translators. Editor(s): Frieden, Ken. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610199
ISBN
9780815610199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610427
ISBN
9780815610427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.12

Hardcover. In Liza WielandAEs deeply moving novel, three interwoven stories show the myriad ways ordinary women become extraordinary as they betray and heal, love and let go, and bear witness to the everyday beauty and loss that surrounds them. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610465
ISBN
9780815610465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. Series: New York Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815624547
ISBN
9780815624547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.18

Hardcover. Susan Muaddi Darraj's short story collection about the inhabitants of a Palestinian West Bank village, Tel al-Hilou, spans generations and continents to explore ideas of memory, belonging, connection, and, ultimately, the deepest and richest meaning of home. A Curious Land gives voice to the experiences of Palestinians in the last century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341877
ISBN
9781625341877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588. Clean copy with minor nicks to cover at spine. Pages age toned and with light spotting to edges. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
House of Stratus United Kingdom
Number of pages
414
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024588
ISBN
9781842321614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Abandoned and alone, you'll do anything to survive.. A gritty saga from the bestselling author Kitty Neale. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378. 544 pages. Abandoned and alone, you'll do anything to survive! A gritty saga from the bestselling author Kitty Neale. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 35. Weight: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847563484
ISBN
9781847563484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Hardcover. Translated for the first time in English, this collection of short fiction details the plight of urban Algerian women and raises far-reaching issues. The stories criticise the post-colonial socialist regime, which is seen as denying and subjugating women whilst celebrating the liberation of men. Translator(s): de Jager, Marjolijn; De Jager, Marjolijn. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914022
ISBN
9780813914022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933110011
ISBN
9781933110011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Robert Prentice is 18. His mother Alice Prentice is 53. Both are damaged souls: Robert by war, Alice by thwarted dreams of prosperity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775191
ISBN
9780413775191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. From the writer of The Crying Game, Mistaken is part thriller, part gothic tragedy, part comedy of manners, brilliantly evoking the divided Dublin of the 1960s and the trauma of adolescence Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264. Good copy, some light shelf wear.name on inside cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0090849
ISBN
9781848544192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
New Directions United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780811205566
ISBN
9780811205566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811209540
ISBN
9780811209540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.10

paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Waterbrook Multnomah United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578562596
ISBN
9781578562596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Holmstrom, Lakshmi. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9788189884666
ISBN
9788189884666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.74

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