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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Migrants, immigrants, travellers, and holidaymakers feature in Dylan Thomas Prize-winner Rachel Trezise's second collection of short fiction: in eleven dazzling stories of lives lived on either side of boundaries, and on the fringes of society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946942
ISBN
9781908946942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409039
ISBN
9781910409039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Roithamer has committed suicide having been driven to madness by his own frightening powers of pure thought. This work talks about the gradual breakdown of a genius ceaselessly compelled to correct and refine his perceptions until the only logical conclusion of the negation of his own soul. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442547
ISBN
9780099442547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Zaffre Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785762642
ISBN
9781785762642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The University of St John and the Holy Ghost (known affectionately as Spook) has a problem - and an opportunity. Strange, eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish has died and faculty members have been made executors of his complicated will. Num Pages: 1152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 52. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952610
ISBN
9780241952610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. The first in the Corner House series, set in a Lyons Corner House in London on the brink of the Second World War. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006216
ISBN
9780752842967
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849821872
ISBN
9781849821872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. *The new London-based series from Alexander McCall Smith, comparable in warmth and humour to 44 Scotland Street Series: Corduroy Mansions. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Abacus London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122397
ISBN
9780349122397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A young scientist becomes involved with a mysterious band of antiquities robbers in the heady atmosphere of nineteenth-century Paris. A powerful and thrilling novel from the author of GHOSTWALK. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827109
ISBN
9780753827109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 260 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oni Press,US United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781929998395
ISBN
9781929998395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689118
ISBN
9780199689118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, forms transparencies. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220. Good copy showing light age and wear. Ex Libris stamp to title page
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin Classics U.K.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025988
ISBN
9780140186802
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. A brand new edition of book made famous by the film starring Paul Newman to tie-in with a new West End Theatre production. Includes an introduction by the film critic Andrea Quirke. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780333816
ISBN
9781780333816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Magical new novel from the author of SNAKE ROPES. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444738056
ISBN
9781444738056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. One night, two men waving guns break and enter their Paris hotel room, terrorizing Russell and his much older companion, a famous American poet named Edward Cannon. The intruders, not finding what they seemingly expected, leave without further incident. But the baffling, traumatic events overwhelm Cannon who dies in his sleep later that night. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Arcadia
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905147984
ISBN
9781905147984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Fans of Jennifer Weiner and Jane Green will devour this funny, smart and heart-wrenchingly honest novel about growing up, growing out of your best jeans, and growing apart from your best friend.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KNW0008612
ISBN
9780340898208
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Driven by a sense of total disconnection, the narrator embarks on a journey from northern Italy to Sicily, the home he has not seen in some fifteen years. Through the conversations of the islanders and a reunion with his mother, he gradually begins to feel reconnected. But to what kind of world? Translator(s): Mason, Alane Salierno. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954509
ISBN
9781841954509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Collector, adventurer and artist, Vivant Denon was a youthful courtier at Versailles; he lived through the French Revolution, and galloped across Egypt with Bonaparte. He found world fame without seeking it, risking his life and happiness in an endless quest, a love affair with art. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099492924
ISBN
9780099492924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Suspicion, paranoia and blackmail have become part of life. The conversation flows between two individuals, Santiago and Ambrosia, who talk of their tormented lives and of the degradation and frustration that has taken over their town. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571168828
ISBN
9780571168828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. A novel based on the life of painter, Pierre Bonnard. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212. A Triptych After Pierre Bonnard. 140 pages. A novel based on the life of painter, Pierre Bonnard. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 10. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857544107
ISBN
9781857544107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Davidson, Angus. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171226
ISBN
9781590171226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Cheyette, Bryan. Series: Jewish Writing in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263888
ISBN
9780803263888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Heighway, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
362
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564787163
ISBN
9781564787163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.84

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, One or two black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 109 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199609260
ISBN
9780199609260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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