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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Businessman George F Babbitt loves the latest appliances, making money and the Republican party. In fact, he loves being a Solid Citizen even more than he loves his wife. In the economic boom years of 1920s America, Babbitt became a symbol of middle-class mediocrity, and his name an enduring part of the American lexicon. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099264712
ISBN
9780099264712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Dubravka Ugresic retells the myth of Baba Yaga -one of the most famous stories in Russian and Eastern European mythology. Translator(s): Elias-Bursac, Ellen; Hawkesworth, Celia; Thompson, Mark. Series: Myths. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240. Series: Myths. 256 pages. Dubravka Ugresic retells the myth of Baba Yaga - one of the most famous stories in Russian and Eastern European mythology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847673060
ISBN
9781847673060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 183.
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780553263503
ISBN
9780553263503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.21

Paperback. Azazeel takes 5th century quarrels in the Coptic Church as the ground for an ambitious investigation into good and evil, faith and doubt.' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent In this haunting and controversial novel, Youssef Ziedan confronts issues as vital today as they were nearly two millenia ago. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848874299
ISBN
9781848874299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Al Nasir, Malik. Series: Fiction series. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
FORE-WORD Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954886721
ISBN
9780954886721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435045739
ISBN
9780435045739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849821759
ISBN
9781849821759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. A novel about parenthood and sacrifice, from the acclaimed author of CHOOSE ME and HER GIANT OCTOPUS MOMENT. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444784718
ISBN
9781444784718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Revitalises the American road trip novel, from the perspective of a vulnerable but spirited woman. This book paints an earthy and surprising picture of 1920s America, its smells and textures, its population of drifters and con artists, pimps and prostitutes. It is epic in sweep, but intimate and psychologically acute, moving but unsentimental. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080134
ISBN
9781847080134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594933059
ISBN
9781594933059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Snook, Jean M. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292. 224 pages. One of the loveliest riddles of Austrian literature is finally available in English translation: Gert Jonke's 1982 novel, Awakening to the Great Sleep War, is an expedition through a world in constant nervous motion, where reality is rapidly fraying. This enormously comic--and equally melancholic--tale is perhaps Jonke's masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 141 x 203 x 17. Weight: 292. Translator(s): Snook, Jean M.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564787941
ISBN
9781564787941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140487
ISBN
9781588140487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New Falcon Publications,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561841288
ISBN
9781561841288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Juan Diego's little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret - Lupe knows all the worst things that go through his mind. What might a young girl be driven to do if she thought she had the power to change what lies ahead? This is the story of what happens when the future collides with the past. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778640
ISBN
9780552778640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. An absorbing novel of politics, family fractures and scandal in late 70s Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340518564
ISBN
9780340518564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Collecting an autobiographical novel and three short stories, this work brings together the achievements of the great Russian masters, Chekhov and Nabokov and the Jewish and American storytellers, Bashevis Singer and Malamud. Editor(s): Shrayer, Maxim D. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608202
ISBN
9780815608202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.38

Paperback. Rin is flying back from her honeymoon. She's madly in love with her husband, Shin, and the future looks rosy. This title follows Rin's life backwards through time from this moment so that we see her when she is eighteen, sixteen and finally fifteen, and a picture of the dark heart and violent past of this disturbed young woman gradually develops. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099515982
ISBN
9780099515982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. 'A remarkable achievement' Mary Stewart Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 43. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Pan Books
Number of pages
944
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330298735
ISBN
9780330298735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Acclaimed poet's debut novel explores loss and the legacy of childhood grief, as five siblings prepare for one sister's death. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452523
ISBN
9781552452523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Iris Murdoch called Auto da Fe "one of the few great novels of the century." Peter Kien is a reclusive Sinologist living in Germany between the wars. Canetti creates the elements in Kien, and in his personal relationships, that will lead to his destruction." Translator(s): Wedgwood, C. V. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 34. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843432586
ISBN
9781843432586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.26

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