Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardback. Asks the fundamental question: how does one imagine the ways one can live in the world? This book opens the central, defining events of our century - displacement and migration - but not as you imagine them. It also delivers a haunting vision of a people defined by that most unquenchable of human urges, the striving for a different life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. . "Asks the fundamental question: how does one imagine the ways one can live in the world? This book opens the central, defining events of our century - displacement and migration - but not as you imagine them. It also delivers a haunting vision of a people defined by that most unquenchable of human urges, the striving for a different life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. . Fine in unclipped dustwrapper"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- KTJ0050321
- ISBN
- 9781784740429
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970306
- ISBN
- 9781907970306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Coverdale, Linda. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241284650
- ISBN
- 9780241284650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. Translator(s): Hale, Terry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447675
- ISBN
- 9780140447675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. A mesmeric tour de force of character rendered with DeLillo's typical stylistic brilliance, intelligence and wit becomes a warning for the global future. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447206583
- ISBN
- 9780330524933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 5.70
€ 10.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. A heartwarming story of friendship and demonic possession. Num Pages: 336 pages, Black and white Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594749766
- ISBN
- 9781594749766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681370088
- ISBN
- 9781681370088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.54
€ 16.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. Escape to Italy with this sumptuous story of secrets and friendships under Mediterranean skies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752884394
- ISBN
- 9780752884394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A family story in the vein of Penelope Lively following an English couple 'coming home' from India in 1944, attempting to make their way in a changed Britain. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472207128
- ISBN
- 9781472207128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Twenty-first century women have it all. We can do what we want, when we want and with whom we want. Can't we? This book is a collection of life stories by women in their 20s to 70s. It is about how we live: our desires, discontents, ambitions and commitments. Editor(s): Kiernan, Anna. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228. 216 pages. Editor(s): Kiernan, Anna. Twenty-first century women have it all. We can do what we want, when we want and with whom we want. Can't we? This book is a collection of life stories by women in their 20s to 70s. It is about how we live: our desires, discontents, ambitions and commitments. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 228.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762057
- ISBN
- 9781905762057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241145869
- ISBN
- 9780241145869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. In a makeshift hospital in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut, Yunis, an aging Palestinian freedom fighter, lies in a coma. His spiritual son, Dr Khaleel nurses the older man, refusing to admit that his hero may never regain consciousness. This work interweaves many true-life tales collected throughout Lebanon and its refugee camps. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461593
- ISBN
- 9780099461593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. To be adapted into a major motion picture directed by Oscar-winning director Ang Lee Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857864406
- ISBN
- 9780857864406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Spring has arrived in the beautiful village of Thrush Green - but problems are never far away. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752882369
- ISBN
- 9780752882369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Tra Rei
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540556
- ISBN
- 9780199540556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Translator(s): North, Lucy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782272717
- ISBN
- 9781782272717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTJ0050879
- ISBN
- 9781848402751
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182605
- ISBN
- 9780141182605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Series: Most Likely to Series. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503943599
- ISBN
- 9781503943599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.55
€ 14.99
€ 14.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Herd, David. Series: Refugee Tales. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Comma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910974308
- ISBN
- 9781910974308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.47
€ 15.47