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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Translator(s): Hanaburgh, Sara. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936031
ISBN
9780813936031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardcover. Translator(s): Hanaburgh, Sara. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936024
ISBN
9780813936024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.61

Hardback. This volume follows the hapless, albeit hilarious, adventures of Menachem-Mendl, a dreamy optimist who travels to New York and across Eastern Europe in search of an elusive fortune at the approach of World War I. His wife and children are left behind in the shtetl of Kasrilevka. Translator(s): Shevrin, Aliza. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 418 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606772
ISBN
9780815606772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.79

Paperback. "In whatever May Sarton writes one can hear the human heart pulsing just below the surface."-Washington Post Book World Illustrator(s): Williams, Jared Taylor. Num Pages: 120 pages, 11 color illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Gift edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349900
ISBN
9780393349900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. The Mix family are a dysfunctional bunch who feature in their father's comic strip. When he dies, the kids get the inheritance except the 5th child, a struggling artist. He has to draw the strip to get anything in a loser-lose-all, winner-take-all bid. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128. Weight in Grams: 244.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0014991
ISBN
9781862073166
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A wry, moving and dark story about Russians adrift in New York by award-winning Ludmila Ultiskaya, hailed by Gary Shteyngart as 'one of the most important living writers'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474602051
ISBN
9781474602051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400234
ISBN
9781910400234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Paperback. *The fifth in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series *Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters for people who are fed up with aggressive literature which dwells on selfishness, discourtesy and conflict. Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117256
ISBN
9780349117256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. In a Latin American rainforest, Father Thomas, a Catholic priest, comes across a wounded soldier and takes him to his church in an Indian village. The Indians are wary of this new arrival. Venustiano, the proud young head of the village, is determined to protect his people. But his immediate problem is the jaguar prowling around the village. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099597674
ISBN
9780099597674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback.
Publisher
MTV/Pocket Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671027636
ISBN
9780671027636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. A sweeping epic saga about the Spanish Civil War -- the Spanish DR ZHIVAGO. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 52. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823132
ISBN
9780753823132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062310750
ISBN
9780062310750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. The perfect pattern for close-knit friendships, this novel is refreshing in its warmth and you'll be imediately welcomed in. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
Edition
1st Hodder Edition
SKU
V9780340922194
ISBN
9780340922194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The tale of an English Mormon family and the day the cracks in their lives yawn into chasms, as savagely funny as it is tragic. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444707748
ISBN
9781444707748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. In yet another tale with more ups and downs than a Pyrenean horizon, things are about to get grizzly. Series: Fogas Chronicles. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444765960
ISBN
9781444765960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

paperback. Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea. Charles falls in love, but Sarah is a disgraced woman, and their romance will defy all the stifling conventions of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099478331
ISBN
9780099478331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A spellbinding novel about marriage, passion, loss, renewal, and the healing power of love Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471131981
ISBN
9781471131981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220757
ISBN
9781583220757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. An American is burdened by a recurrent dream about his native Ireland, a country that had long ceased to interest or troubles him. Convinced that the Irish are asking him for help, he equips his errant grand-nephew, Tom Blessman, with a generous bank account, and dispatches him to the old country to offer assistance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001507
ISBN
9780099492955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Severely wounded in the Iraq war, Leroy has lived a half-life in a group home for eight years. Unable to bear it any longer, he commits a desperate act which helps him to disappear to another place. Freddie is the night porter at the home, who works two jobs yet can't make ends meet. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571300303
ISBN
9780571300303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. In eight inimitable stories, Cees Nooteboom, one of the great modern novelists, meditates on love, loss and the shadow of death. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849165570
ISBN
9781849165570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Two young women living during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted. There exists a complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier. A wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on an Englishwoman. These three novels deal with human relationships and the devastating results of war. Editor(s): Miehl, Dieter. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441832
ISBN
9780141441832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Plan Aurora, hatched in a remote dacha in the forest outside Moscow and initiated with relentless brilliance and skill, is a plan within a plan that, in its spine-chilling ingenuity, breaches the ultra-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559849
ISBN
9780099559849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTJ0049776
ISBN
9780552771092
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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