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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harbour Books (East) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905128136
ISBN
9781905128136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Introducing the world of Machiavelli, this title covers three important months in the career of that crafty politician, worldly seducer and high priest of schemers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286868
ISBN
9780099286868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006 Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345484406
ISBN
9780345484406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. High up in the Conrad Flats that loom bleakly over Acton, two future stars of the literary scene - or so they assume - are hard at work, tapping out words of wit and brilliance between ill-paid jobs writing captions for the Cat Calendar 1985 and blurbs for trashy novels with titles like Brothel of the Vampire. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571311286
ISBN
9780571311286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. In 1940, every draft of every film script had to be approved by the Ministry of Information. Cast and crew were waiting to be called up at any moment, travel was restricted and filming was interrupted by regular bombing raids. And so it is that we find a disparate group of characters whose paths would never have crossed in peacetime. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 53. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552774710
ISBN
9780552774710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Hardback. * Zora Neale Hurston's masterpiece is perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature. Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085286
ISBN
9781844085286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. * Zora Neale Hurston's masterpiece is perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Virago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860685241
ISBN
9780860685241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo, this is a moving exploration of art, fraud, friendship and redemption. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. ***THIS IS A PREORDER TO BE DELIVERED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN JUNE 2022***
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571231508
ISBN
9780571231508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747249047
ISBN
9780747249047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Series: American Literature Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
DALKEY ARCHIVE PRESS
Condition
New
SKU
9781564784810
ISBN
9781564784810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her handsome husband, coquettish and undisciplined. She is at first flattered and amused by the attentions of a shy and eager young fan, but before long Julia is amazed to find herself falling wildly, dangerously, in love. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286837
ISBN
9780099286837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. There was an old story about a king who asked his favourite wizard to create a magic mirror. This mirror didn't show you your reflection. Instead, it showed you your soul, it showed you who you really were. But the king couldn't look into the mirror without turning away, and nor could his courtiers. What happens when we discover who we really are? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099593683
ISBN
9780099593683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. In two closing essays, the author considers how her experiences as a Latin American woman with ties to the United States has brought to her writing a dual cultural perspective. Her works include Sweet Diamond Dust and The House on the Lagoon. Translator(s): Ferre, Rosario. Series: Latin American woman writers. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268746
ISBN
9780803268746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. This, "the greatest novel written by a nine-year-old, " had been in print in Britain since the '20s, but had been out of print in the U.S. for 35 years. It has two hilarious themes: love and social climbing. Illustrator(s): Anderson-Miller, Julia. Num Pages: 105 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 191. Clean copy with some shelf wear fine in dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001911
ISBN
9780897333658
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. This novel portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting World War II. Using the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love of his life, Irwin Shaw conveys the scope, confusion and complexity of war. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 704 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 926.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226751290
ISBN
9780226751290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. The seventeen year old Hornblower became infamous as soon as he stepped on board ship as the midshipman who was seasick in the Spithead, but things were soon to change. Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again - courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in times of trouble. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Penguin UK
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140119398
ISBN
9780140119398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. The seventeen-year-old Hornblower became notorious as soon as he stepped on board ship - as the midshipman who was seasick in Spithead. But he was soon to gain his sea legs. Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again - courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in times of trouble. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 44. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Film and TV-Tie Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140271737
ISBN
9780140271737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. T S makes sense of his chaotic family life by drawing beautiful, meticulous maps kept in innumerable colour-coded notebooks. He is brilliant, and the Smithsonian Institution agrees, though when they award him a major scientific prize they don't suspect for a moment that he is twelve years old. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 190 x 29. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099589990
ISBN
9780099589990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. From the no.1 bestselling author--a wonderful, romantic novel now with a brand new cover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781455567331
ISBN
9781455567331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. This beautiful, literary commercial novel in the vein of PREP will be an exciting, stand-out debut launch for Tinder Press BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 428. Some light shelf wear else as new,
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Tinder Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0004925
ISBN
9780755395187
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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