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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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