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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. A biography of Franz Liszt (1811-86) whose extraordinary career as a composer, conductor, and virtuoso pianist - whose incomparable skill and personal charisma dazzled audiences all over Europe, from London and Paris to Berlin, Moscow, and even Constantinople - made him the nineteenth-century equivalent of a modern international pop star. Series: Seagull World Literature. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497941
ISBN
9781906497941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Translator(s): Winterbach, Dirk; Winterbach, Ingrid. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824337
ISBN
9781934824337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. From the acclaimed author of Mister Pip. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719522949
ISBN
9780719522949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802137418
ISBN
9780802137418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Tatiana, a young Mexican woman, is adrift in Berlin. Choosing a life of solitude, she takes a job transcribing notes for the reclusive Doktor Weiss. Through him she meets 'an illustrator turned meteorologist' Jonas, a Berliner who has used clouds and the sky's constant shape-shifting as his escape from reality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539599
ISBN
9780099539599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0000565
ISBN
9781842233153
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A comedy of cultures about the old and the new, about Latinos, Jews, Sicilians and Germans. It's about struggling to hold onto life in a rapidly changing world, about food and sex and about how our lives are shaped by love and guilt. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 265.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477648
ISBN
9780099477648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Tells the story of Cecile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and his young mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry - with devastating consequences. Translator(s): Lloyd, Heather. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198750
ISBN
9780141198750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The French Riviera: home to the Beautiful People. And none are more beautiful than Cecile, a precocious seventeen-year-old, and her father Raymond, a vivacious libertine. Charming, decadent and irresponsible, the golden-skinned duo are dedicated to a life of free love, fast cars and hedonistic pleasures. Translator(s): Ash, Irene. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951569
ISBN
9780241951569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Translator(s): Reeder, Jonathan. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782270713
ISBN
9781782270713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Abandoned by her mother with only some cash, her birth certificate and the rucksack on her back, a young woman named Maren sets off on a long journey of self-discovery. She doesn't blame her mother for leaving, she's only too aware of the trail of pain and tragedy that lies in her wake, following her like a ghost. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405916264
ISBN
9781405916264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612184845
ISBN
9781612184845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Counterpoint
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582434643
ISBN
9781582434643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. He was told his was the only name on their list. But for brilliant young anthropologist Paul Carlsson, asked to examine the cache of bones found on as remote Indonesian jungle island, fascination soon turns to fear. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KRF0038304
ISBN
9781405910309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A bittersweet novel about a young girl with an abusive past growing up in the majestic landscape of South Africa. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784973025
ISBN
9781784973025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. How far would you go to protect your child? When her daughter is bullied, Laura makes a terrible mistake.. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782396888
ISBN
9781782396888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. In the 1930s and 40s, Bombay was the cosmopolitan capital of the subcontinent - an exhilarating hub of license and liberty, bursting with both creative energy and helpless degradation. This title helps you capture author's world in contemporary, idiomatic English. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582892
ISBN
9780099582892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555976637
ISBN
9781555976637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. The electrifying, explosive conclusion to The Artists Trilogy that will thrill fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Joanna Wylde's Reapers series. Series: The Artists Trilogy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472211705
ISBN
9781472211705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Though critics and literary historians have always had to admit that Susanna Centlivre's comedies were extremely popular, they have tended to devote themselves to a search for evidence in them of supposed deficiencies of 'the female pen,' and to pay as much attention to the playwright's marriages and amorous liasons than to the plays themselves. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551110219
ISBN
9781551110219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.56

Paperback. Gives full play to Svoboda's prodigious talents for finding the dark and the strange in the sunny American story Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226821
ISBN
9780803226821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. A slice of crazed, rural, Irish gothic: the tale of murder in a small Irish village in Donegal, Bogmail is a classic of modern Irish literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786696618
ISBN
9781786696618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. This work chronicles the antics of J.S.G. Boggs, a young artist whose consuming passion is money, or more precisely value. What Boggs likes to do is to draw money - paper notes in the denominations of currencies from all over the world - and then to go out and try to spend those drawings. Num Pages: 170 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893969
ISBN
9780226893969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. The bestselling author of A WEDDING IN DECEMBER returns with a scintillating new novel about a young widow torn between two brothers during one long New England summer Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0015975
ISBN
9780349119014
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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