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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
New American Library New York
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNH0004151
ISBN
9780451216489
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRS0004549
ISBN
9780802140326
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Includes novels and stories such as The Moon and Sixpence, Mrs Craddock, The Magician, "Rain," "Mackintosh," "The Pool," and "The Fall of Edward Barnard." Num Pages: 676 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628737844
ISBN
9781628737844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.68

Paperback. Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; 3JD; FA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718950
ISBN
9780804718950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. A revelatory novel about the poet Rupert Brooke from the Orange and Whitbread-shortlisted author of FRED AND EDIE Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0023352
ISBN
9780340935668
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A revelatory novel about the poet Rupert Brooke from the Orange and Whitbread-shortlisted author of FRED AND EDIE Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy, Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KST0015938
ISBN
9780340935668
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The riotous throng congregates in his garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins and mysterious past. None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man'. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
208
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951477
ISBN
9780241951477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. A summary of the "roaring twenties", and a expose of the "Jazz Age", this book, through the narration of Nick Carraway, takes the reader into the world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
KKE0000943
ISBN
9781853260414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.74

Paperback. A summary of the "roaring twenties", and a expose of the "Jazz Age", this book, through the narration of Nick Carraway, takes the reader into the world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0009521
ISBN
9781853260414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.74

Paperback. New, lavishly produced paperback with a beautiful cover with foil and illustrations by Art Deco artist George Barbier. Here presented in a new fully edited and annotated version, it contains an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald's life and works. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492586
ISBN
9781847492586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, he longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099541530
ISBN
9780099541530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.44

Paperback. Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but as writer Nick Carraway is drawn into the decadent orbit of his Long Island mansion, where the party never seems to end, he finds himself faced by the mystery of Gatsby's origins and desires. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182636
ISBN
9780141182636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.78

Hardcover. Set in the post-Great War Long Island/New York world of the rich. The narrator, Nick Carraway, sympathetically records the pathos of Gatsby's romantic dream which founders on the reality of corruption, the insulated selfishness of Tom and Daisy, and the cutting edge of violence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150193
ISBN
9781857150193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Series: Wynette, Texas. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062106087
ISBN
9780062106087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.74

Paperback. Arthur Morgan is aboard the Queen Mary bound for the United States, where a scholarship at an Ivy League university awaits him, along with the promise of a glittering future. But the few days spent on the ship will have a defining effect on the young Frenchman, when he encounters the love of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781910477281
ISBN
9781910477281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Gill Gamesh, John Baal, Rupert Mundys: If you've never heard of them, it's because of the Communist plot, and the capitalist scandal, that expunged the entire Patriot League from baseball memory. This novel turns baseball's status as national passtime and myth into an occasion for unfettered picturesque heroism and perfidy, and ebullient wordplay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099889403
ISBN
9780099889403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. From the author of 'Blonde', 'The Falls' and 'We Were the Mulvaneys', this new novel takes in the themes of race, immigration, family and social mobility, and is Joyce Carol Oates at her storytelling best. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 440. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KJE0003514
ISBN
9780007258468
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing's first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007498802
ISBN
9780007498802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul an unprecedented six times, has fallen into decline. Sulla, his closest associate, has withdrawn himself from his commander's circle in preparation for his own bid for power. As a deadly enmity develops between the two men, Rome must fight its own battle for survival. Series: Masters of Rome. Num Pages: 1072 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462491
ISBN
9780099462491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardcover. Set in the depression of the 1930s, this is the story of one of the thousands of destitute families which fled the Dust Bowl for the promise of California. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1939. Num Pages: 578 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Everyman London
Number of pages
578
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151541
ISBN
9781857151541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

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