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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. These twelve stories represent the best work of respected "nativist" writer Cheng Ch'ing-wen and encompass his major themes: the tensions between men and women, parents and children, city and village, tradition and modernity. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113861
ISBN
9780231113861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.56
€ 75.86

Paperback. They say trouble always comes in threes. And for sisters Lyn, Cat and Gemma Kettle, the year they turn thirty-three is no exception. Through everything, the bonds of the sisters are strong enough to withstand whatever life throws at them. That is until the night of their thirty-fourth birthday dinner.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9781405918497
ISBN
9781405918497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A warm, witty and wise novel about love, friendship and being in your thirties. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 433. Clean copy with light shelfwear, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Element
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KST0018995
ISBN
9780006514589
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The latest novel from the genuinely bestselling author of seventeen compelling novels, from A Woman of Substance to The Triumph of Katie Byrne. Num Pages: 16 pages, 16. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 49. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0006982
ISBN
9780006514404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The latest novel from the genuinely bestselling author of seventeen compelling novels, from A Woman of Substance to The Triumph of Katie Byrne. Num Pages: 16 pages, 16. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 49. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0002716
ISBN
9780006514404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The latest novel from the genuinely bestselling author of seventeen compelling novels, from A Woman of Substance to The Triumph of Katie Byrne. Num Pages: 16 pages, 16. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 49. Weight in Grams: 232. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0007204
ISBN
9780006514404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Three women face a journey that will change their lives forever. From Man Booker International Prize finalist, Marie NDiaye. Translator(s): Fletcher, John. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857051073
ISBN
9780857051073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062130549
ISBN
9780062130549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Three sisters struggle to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not belong to them. Yumi uses her dignity, Yuxiu her seductive powers, and Yuyang her desire for success. This story vividly captures the demonic desire for power that possesses people. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
aFirst Edition First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590238
ISBN
9781846590238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Includes three stories where characters are tested by dramatic events 'that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man, the edge of his temper, and the fibre of his stuff; that reveal the quality of his resistance and the secret stuff of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself'. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019544
ISBN
9781853267437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Nineteen year old Lily Bart is in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to gossip. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 51. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
150th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106555
ISBN
9780143106555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Hardcover. Two out of the three novellas here have never before been published in English and they contain all the touchstones of Bernhard's work - illness and madness, isolation, tragic friendships, and dark humour. Translator(s): Jansen, Peter; Northcott, Kenneth. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044323
ISBN
9780226044323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. Romantic, quirky and moving - the novel that will break your heart and make you laugh. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444734232
ISBN
9781444734232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The hilarious and captivating continuing adventures of two of the most entertaining families you'll ever meet.. Series: Molly and Nellie Series. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755321216
ISBN
9780755321216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The brand new dramatic novel about the power of a father's love, a little boy's journey,and the desperate search for a place to call home, from Number 1 best-selling author Josephine Cox. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KIN0036219
ISBN
9780007419999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The brand new dramatic novel about the power of a father's love, a little boy's journey,and the desperate search for a place to call home, from Number 1 best-selling author Josephine Cox. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KIN0007468
ISBN
9780007419999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460299
ISBN
9780099460299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 24. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553248135
ISBN
9780553248135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.51

Paperback. When three Fates collide, the danger begins .. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749940973
ISBN
9780749940973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. Translator(s): Turner, Gerald. Num Pages: 359 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Jantar Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956889041
ISBN
9780956889041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

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