Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
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
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451638134
- ISBN
- 9781451638134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.57
€ 10.57
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€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
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€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
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€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
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 / so. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FH; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062271761
- ISBN
- 9780062271761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.95
€ 16.99
€ 15.95
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€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Hardback. 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: 224 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603848534
- ISBN
- 9781603848534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.64
€ 52.99
€ 38.64
Paperback. Journalist Maxime Touta is the perfect eye through which to observe an Egypt poised on the brink of change. The Suez Canal is nearing completion, and Ottoman Egypt is torn between the French and the British. For Maxime the political machinations of the day are woven in with the life of his family. Translator(s): Brownjohn, J.Maxwell. Series: Harvill Panther S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0000593
- ISBN
- 9781860469688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Attempts to reconcile himself to the end of his affair with the dark, passionate Justine Hosnani - setting alight a beguiling exploration of sexual and political intrigue that the author himself described as 'an investigation of modern love'. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 50. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571283934
- ISBN
- 9780571283934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.70
€ 21.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. A collection of short stories with such themes as dreams, labyrinths, mirrors, infinite libraries, the manipulations of chance, gaucho knife-fighters, transparent tigers and the elusive nature of identity itself. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183831
- ISBN
- 9780141183831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. A classic, page-turning story of secrets and science, passion and betrayal, innocence and experience - in the tradition of Tracy Chevalier and Philippa Gregory Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821312
- ISBN
- 9780753821312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.13
€ 17.13
Hardcover. A global phenomenon, The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 120 x 27. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- 9780008144227
- ISBN
- 9780008144227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.24
€ 15.99
€ 10.24
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804763
- ISBN
- 9781609804763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.55
€ 21.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. A biographical novel of Michelangelo. Michelangelo Buonarotti lived in the time of the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the powerful Medici family, and the fanatic monk Savonarola. Working with a God-driven fury he created "David", painted the Sistine ceiling, and was the architect of the dome of St Peter's. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 34. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099416272
- ISBN
- 9780099416272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Hardback. Hailed by Robert Coover as "the most audacious literary debut in decades", The Age of Wire and String is unlike anything you've read before -- now appearing for the first time heightened by an artist's visual interpretation of this legendary work. Illustrator(s): Morgan, Catrin. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847086389
- ISBN
- 9781847086389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
€ 19.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Brindle & Glass
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897142424
- ISBN
- 9781897142424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.59
€ 27.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, has so far managed to contain sex and personal freedom in separate compartments. But now he is in trouble, trying to raise 4,000 francs to procure a safe abortion for his mistress, Marcelle. Beyond all this, filtering an uneasy light on his predicament, rises the threat of the coming of the Second World War. Translator(s): Sutton, Eric. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185286
- ISBN
- 9780141185286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. What if our 24-hour day grew longer, first in minutes, then in hours until day becomes night and night becomes day? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0012648
- ISBN
- 9780857207258
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. WHAT IF our 24-hour day grew longer, first in minutes, then in hours until day becomes night and night becomes day? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 222 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464. Fine in fine dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KRA0009861
- ISBN
- 9780857207234
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99