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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Populated with unforgettable characters, such as Alikhanov's fellow guides Mitrofanov and Pototsky or the KGB officer Belyaev, and presented here for the first time in the English language, Pushkin Hills is arguably Dovlatov's most personal work and a poignant metaphor on the Russian attitude towards life and art. Illustrator(s): Dovlatov, Katherine. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492210
ISBN
9781847492210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

paperback. Series: AfricaSouth New Writing S. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
David Philip Publishers South Africa
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864863041
ISBN
9780864863041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.29

Paperback. The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer. Num Pages: 336 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007189885
ISBN
9780007189885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Hardcover. To make ends meet Sylvia takes on a boarder in her husband Georgie Karacek's absence. When Georgie's epilepsy comes to light, he is discharged from the army. He suspects that his bride and the boarder are lovers. But wartime conditions explode into rioting, and that uproar puts them at odds with the town when Georgie helps a black friend flee. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653624
ISBN
9780875653624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. The second 'Captain Alatriste' novel, from a series which has sold 4 million copies worldwide Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000729
ISBN
9780753821190
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007532780
ISBN
9780007532780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. THOSE WHO DENY HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386. 400 pages. THOSE WHO DENY HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight: 380.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872134
ISBN
9781848872134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. The last memorable novel by the author of The Tango Singer, one of Latin America's leading novelists until his death in January 2010. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. 288 pages. The last memorable novel by the author of The Tango Singer, one of Latin America's leading novelists until his death in January 2010. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822029
ISBN
9781408822029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Along the way, master poet John Bricuth treats readers to a sly, sarcastic-and sometimes deeply moving-look at storytelling, old-time religion, and the American way. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418070
ISBN
9781421418070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.00

Paperback. The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is an eighteen-year-old who grasps the chance of escape to foreign lands and takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years he amasses a great fortune, learns the ways of the samurai, and, on the other side of the law, brings about the overthrow of the Shogun. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. 400 pages. The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a gutsy eighteen-year-old who grasps the chance of escape to foreign lands and takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years, he amasses a great fortune, learns the ways of the samurai, and, on the other side of the law, brings about the overthrow of the Shogun. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959597
ISBN
9781841959597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. No one knows what to make of Juliet Slater, not even her mother. And clothes, boys, school, friends, the changing seasons and what other people think - none of these things seem to matter to Juliet. She spends hours in her room with incomprehensible mathematical text books, her mind voyaging in strange seas of thought, alone. Is she a genius? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870270
ISBN
9781784870270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Read Pure Bronx and find out why this action packed, drama filled story is more potent than just any coming-of-age tale from the hood. Packed with more drama than straphangers on the 1,2, 4, 5 and 6 trains at rush hour, Pure Bronx is a page-turner that'll make you cheer, bringing tears, and laughter. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Augustus Publishing, Div of Augustus Productions United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935883418
ISBN
9781935883418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062563781
ISBN
9780062563781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. A collection of stories, in which a divorcee falls in love with a mysterious European waitress; a widower relives a favourite holiday; two writers rehearse familiar arguments; and, a couple bond, fall out and bond again over flowers and vegetable patches. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552475
ISBN
9780099552475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Brian Lembeck - "Pulpy" - likes his office job, and he likes his gentle, figurine-collecting boss, Al. He likes his wife, Midge, too. Midge works as a candle-party hostess - she quit her office job when Al's dog ate her pet pigeon and Al promised Pulpy a promotion. But when Al retires and the tyrannical Dan takes over, the promotion vanishes. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552451854
ISBN
9781552451854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Nicky Belane, private detective and career alcoholic, is a troubled man. He is plagued by broads, booze, lack of cash and a raging ego, and by the surreal jobs he's been hired to do. He has been hired to track down French classical author Celine - who's meant to be dead - and supposed to find the elusive Red Sparrow - which may or may not be real. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753518175
ISBN
9780753518175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Penguin Random House India India
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143331827
ISBN
9780143331827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360297
ISBN
9781909360297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812966220
ISBN
9780812966220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.81

Paperback. In 1924 the Boundary Commission is tasked with creating the new official division between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Through incompetence, dereliction of duty and sheer perversity, the border ends up running through the middle of the small town of Puckoon. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 b/w drawings by author. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 45 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120. 156pp
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780140023749
ISBN
9780140023749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. Why are books so very powerful? What do the books we've read over our lives - our own personal libraries - make of us? What does the unravelling of our tradition of public libraries, so hard-won but now in jeopardy, say about us? This is about what we do with books and what they do with us: how they travel with us; how they shock us, and more. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241974599
ISBN
9780241974599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Babe Walker travels the globe as she tries to figure out the answer to the question foremost on everyone's mind-including hers: Who is Babe Walker? Num Pages: 288 pages, illus t-o. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476734156
ISBN
9781476734156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Like a little Freud in your fiction? C.P. Boyko's new collection is a dream come true. Perversely funny new work. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926845500
ISBN
9781926845500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.53

Hardcover. When Psmith finds himself working in the City for the pompous Mr Bickersdyke, he makes it his mission to bring a little sweetness and light into the bank manager's life. The monocled wit with the suave manner and the chivalrous but devil-may-care attitude to life is determined not to let honest toil depress him. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591087
ISBN
9781841591087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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