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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. "[A] galloping great read; it's a violent, tender, terrifying, genuine work of art."-Porter Shreve, San Francisco Chronicle, front-page review Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631491498
- ISBN
- 9781631491498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardcover. For fans of Denis Johnson and Peter Matthiessen, a literary thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in American fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871408839
- ISBN
- 9780871408839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.74
€ 27.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. The stunning new novel from the internationally bestselling author of THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826492
- ISBN
- 9780753826492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Explores how the history we think we know is not a series of events but rather a constellation of countless individual lives. And although every story is unique, each is founded on the same human desire - to be remembered. Translator(s): Proctor, Minna. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841959832
- ISBN
- 9781841959832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. The fabulous new novel from the bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Yummy Mummy and It Happened One Summer Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers, remains in good condition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0009486
- ISBN
- 9780755358878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Martin Brenna is a troubled boy living in troubled times, a boy who knows all of the questions but none of the answers. Before he can become and adult, Martin must unravel the sacred and contradictory mysteries of religion, science and sex; he must learn the value of friendship; but most of all he must pass his exams - at any cost. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099428466
- ISBN
- 9780099428466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.39
€ 9.39
Paperback. Martin Brenna is a troubled boy living in troubled times, a boy who knows all of the questions but none of the answers. Before he can become and adult, Martin must unravel the sacred and contradictory mysteries of religion, science and sex; he must learn the value of friendship; but most of all he must pass his exams - at any cost. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 259. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0021146
- ISBN
- 9780099428466
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 9.39
€ 9.39
Paperback. Set in a world in which aspirin had not been invented, abortion was illegal, and pregnancy could result in agonising death, this novel is an intriguing and richly atmospheric blend of history, early forensic science and knife-edge suspense. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552774109
- ISBN
- 9780552774109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.51
€ 15.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean The new novel by the bestselling author of Soldiers of Salamis (1 million copies worldwide) has sold more than 160,000 copies in hardback in Spain since publication in 2009. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286. 416 pages. Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean The new novel by the bestselling author of Soldiers of Salamis (1 million copies worldwide) has sold more than 160,000 copies in hardback in Spain since publication in 2009. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight: 278.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822104
- ISBN
- 9781408822104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. With his fortieth birthday receding into the distance, along with his hairline and his most successful novel, the writer Nathan Zuckerman comes down with a mysterious affliction - pure pain, beginning in his neck and shoulders, invading his torso, and taking possession of his spirit. What will it take for the pain to finally leave him alone? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear, small nick to front spine. Ownership stamp on ffep. Lightly toned, light spotting on page edges text is crisp, remains a fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0029212
- ISBN
- 9780099476610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 98.00
€ 98.00
Paperback. Anti, a quiet English boy living in Quito, Ecuador, strikes up a friendship with flamboyant classmate Fabian, who is everything Anti isn't: handsome, athletic and popular. What's more, he lives with his rakish Uncle Suarez, while Anti is stuck in the dull ex-pat world inhabited by his parents. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099494225
- ISBN
- 9780099494225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
paperback. The locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla - Mr Butterfly. He is a discreet gentleman who spends his time studying rare butterflies. But Farfalla's real profession is deadly. He considers himself an artisan, not for the butterflies he paints but for the guns he creates for assassins. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553825725
- ISBN
- 9780553825725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.87
€ 19.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. A father, finally free of his daughter's demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548447
- ISBN
- 9780099548447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Describes the turn-of-the-century adventures of Tokyo belle Miss Morning Glory in a first-person narrative. With the addition of critical commentary and comprehensive notes, this annotated edition sheds light on the creative inventiveness of an important modernist writer. Editor(s): Marx, Edward; Franey, Laura E. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 Figure, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135554
- ISBN
- 9781592135554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Christopher Newman, an American millionaire in France, falls in love with the aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde. Her family, however, taken aback by his brash American manner, rejects his proposal of marriage. When Newman discovers a guilty secret in the Bellegardes' past, he confronts a moral dilemma: Should he expose them and gain his revenge? Editor(s): Spengemann, William C. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140390827
- ISBN
- 9780140390827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
paperback. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KRF0029707
- ISBN
- 9780751528497
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Gary is a sweet and decent man. Only two things would improve his life - having children with his gorgeous wife Pauline, and a lower golf handicap. Both are unlikely. Pauline is wondering how she ended up living in an ugly little house, driving a second-hand car and making a living dressing up as Tinkerbell. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099592129
- ISBN
- 9780099592129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in Baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of World War II fervour, they marry in haste. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- F First UK Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099469599
- ISBN
- 9780099469599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Hubert Anvil is a 10 year old boy blessed with the voice of an angel. The Church hierarchy decrees that Hubert should be turned into a castrato - an alteration that could bring Hubert fame and fortune, but would also cut him off from an adult world he is curious to discover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461081
- ISBN
- 9780099461081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Stories of searching, desire and grief that radically rewrite the South African experience from the perspective of a diaspora generation Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0003077
- ISBN
- 9781908276445
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762965
- ISBN
- 9781905762965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252. Clean copy, good to very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KLJ0000761
- ISBN
- 9780330451352
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Garnet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859643297
- ISBN
- 9781859643297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.27
€ 13.27
Paperback. Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603848527
- ISBN
- 9781603848527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14