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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Human Smoke, a brilliantly funny and deftly constructed new novel Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with some slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000529
ISBN
9781847397829
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. An annotated edition of "Lolita". It attempts to elaborate on the verbal textures and show how they contribute to the novel's overall meaning. It also provides observations on the novel's artifice, games and verbal patternings. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185040
ISBN
9780141185040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. This volume contains 24 short stories published between 1914 and 1919, including the six stories later collected as "You Know Me Al". Two-thirds of the stories describe real teams, real players and real events - which Lardner covered as a reporter. Editor(s): Hilton, George W. Num Pages: 648 pages, 111 half-tones. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 350 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729635
ISBN
9780804729635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.71

Hardback. Since its publication in 1908, "Anne of Green Gables" has been a continuous international best-seller, captivating children and adults alike with the charms of its heroine, Anne Shirley. This is an annotated edition of the classic tale. Editor(s): Barry, Wendy Elizabeth; Doody, Margaret Anne; Jones, Mary E. Doody. Num Pages: 504 pages, frontispiece, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: 5AK; FA; YFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 208 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195104288
ISBN
9780195104288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APFV; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 279 x 35. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911344162
ISBN
9781911344162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

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
€ 16.37

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
€ 24.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Europa Editions United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609450687
ISBN
9781609450687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dzanc Books United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938103155
ISBN
9781938103155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186436
ISBN
9780141186436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

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
€ 11.14

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
€ 12.97

Paperback. 'Robustly brilliant .. This collection will provide manna to his admirers, and serve as the perfect introduction for those who have yet to discover his obsessive world.' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447207566
ISBN
9781447207566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

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

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

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

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

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
€ 14.68

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

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
€ 11.13

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727793
ISBN
9780896727793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.94

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
€ 11.76

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

€ 29.43

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