Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Peter Carey is justly renowned for his novels, which have included the Booker Prize-winning titles Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang. He is also a dazzling writer of short stories. This volume collects together all the stories from The Fat Man in History and War Crimes as well as three other stories. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258. ******THIS IS A PREORDER TO BE DELIVERED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DAY IN FEBRUARY 2022****
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571175864
- ISBN
- 9780571175864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.98
€ 17.99
€ 12.98
Hardcover. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 890 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151961
- ISBN
- 9781857151961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.93
€ 26.99
€ 18.93
Hardcover. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) is celebrated as a novelist and man of action. He is perhaps most famous for Whom The Bell Tolls and A Farewell To Arms. He was equally prolific as a writer of short stories. This collection includes all Hemingway's shorter fiction arranged chronologically from 'Up in Michigan' (1923) to 'Old Man at the Bridge (1938). Num Pages: 788 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 133 x 45. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151879
- ISBN
- 9781857151879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. A collection of stories that offer revelatory glimpses into everyday lives - from an unwelcome act of kindness at a bus stop, an evening walk across a London bridge, a welcome but uncomfortable summer break to a brutal lesson in trust. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Combined volume
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540397
- ISBN
- 9780099540397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. A collection short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that can captivate readers the world over. It explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet's secret anti-Semitism; and the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950524
- ISBN
- 9780241950524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. A collection of short stories by Saul Bellow. Some stories recount the events of a single day, while some are contained in a wider frame. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188782
- ISBN
- 9780141188782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Hardcover. Raymond Chandler turned to writing at the age of forty-five, he began by publishing in pulp magazines such as Black Mask before later writing his famous novels. In these stories Chandler honed his art and developed his uniquely vivid underworld, peopled with good cops and bad cops. This book focuses on his life and work. Num Pages: 1336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152579
- ISBN
- 9781857152579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.99
€ 33.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Featuring a collection of short stories, this book includes fictions such as 'A Bear Hunt', 'A Rose for Emily', 'Two Soldiers' and 'The Brooch'. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 198 x 49. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546054
- ISBN
- 9780099546054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.49
€ 23.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. A collection by Pulitzer prize-winning novelist John Cheever that shows the power and range of one of the finest short story writers. It includes masterpieces such as "The Swimmer" and "Goodbye, My Brother" and date from the time of his honourable discharge from the Army at the end of the Second World War. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099748304
- ISBN
- 9780099748304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
paperback. The extraordinary stories of 'Saki' are a mixture of humorous satire, irony and the macabre, in which the stupidities and hypocrisy of conventional society are viciously pilloried. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260711
- ISBN
- 9781853260711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 106 x 29. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804179768
- ISBN
- 9780804179768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
paperback. Contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on the author's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, this title dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutality. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099428855
- ISBN
- 9780099428855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
paperback. This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond". Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428862
- ISBN
- 9780099428862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The second of four volumes of short stories which reflect Somerset Maugham's wry perception of human foibles and gift for evoking drama from a sense of time and place. Set in Malaya, America and England, they include "Flotsam and Jetsam", "The Man With the Scar" and "The Vessel of Wrath". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428848
- ISBN
- 9780099428848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Hardback. The latest collectable edition of Paul Austers fiction. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publisher
- FABER & FABER
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571322152
- ISBN
- 9780571322152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 33.37
€ 52.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564781567
- ISBN
- 9781564781567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback / so. Series: Sisterhood. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 104 x 25. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781420132106
- ISBN
- 9781420132106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.86
€ 10.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oceanview Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608090846
- ISBN
- 9781608090846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.70
€ 16.99
€ 16.70
Paperback. The first book to explore a woman's way of watching hockey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897231302
- ISBN
- 9781897231302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. We were not the first to live here. Two teenagers living in medieval Ireland, one a descendant of a race that shares their planet, discover a truth that was only told in fairy tales or myths. Why must the lighthouse fire never be extinguished? Who is Cailleach? Where is Tir na Leasa? What do the invaders want?" Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New Generation Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0001717
- ISBN
- 9781906558291
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Carmel McKisco, a 20-year-old girl working nights in a Manchester dive bar, cut off from her family, and from her ex, forms strange alliances with her customers and daydreams about escaping to Cornwall. She soon finds herself compelled to confront her romantic preoccupations, for better or worse. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437154
- ISBN
- 9780099437154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120270
- ISBN
- 9780813120270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.01
€ 48.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413774828
- ISBN
- 9780413774828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. This creepy, paranoid and thrilling novel has become an international bestseller and cult classic Translator(s): Morgan, Cheryl Leah. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main - Canons Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782117179
- ISBN
- 9781782117179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74