Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Presents a surreal novel. It is based on orgiastic wasteland of drugs, depravity, political plots, paranoia, sadistic medical experiments and endless, gnawing addiction. It also features authors notes on the text and alternate drafts. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189765
- ISBN
- 9780141189765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Augustus Publishing, Div of Augustus Productions United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935883388
- ISBN
- 9781935883388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.42
€ 16.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25- year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. Translator(s): Solberg, Tor Ketil. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 12. Weight in Grams: 112. 208 pages. Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25- year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 12. Weight: 114. Translator(s): Solberg, Tor Ketil.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956725
- ISBN
- 9781841956725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. Poke Rafferty is playing family with Rose, the dancer he wants to marry, and with Miaow, the street child he wants to adopt. Yet when everything is beginning to work out, trouble comes looking for Poke. Suddenly he finds himself pulled into a dark side of Bangkok that he doesn't know or understand, but everything he has is suddenly under threat. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061257223
- ISBN
- 9780061257223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.63
€ 16.99
€ 15.63
Paperback. Weaves a tapestry of daily life as seen through a magical perspective. This book combines Breton's autobiographical fact with memory and imagination, and spins a love story in modern literature. Translator(s): Howard, Richard; Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180892
- ISBN
- 9780141180892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Juxtaposing reality and fantasy, nightmares and dark laughter, this title presents a collection of largely autobiographical stories based on Herta Muller's childhood in the Romanian countryside. Translator(s): Lug, Sieglinde. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282544
- ISBN
- 9780803282544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.43
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paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CJBR; FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195009422
- ISBN
- 9780195009422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.13
€ 120.13
Paperback. When legendary polo player Carlos Del Campo's will is read to his grieving family they're shocked to discover he has a daughter, Antonia, he'd never mentioned. Not long after this revelation, Carlos' eldest son, Alejandro, sets out to find his long-lost half-sister.
Having always dreamt of one day being reunited with her father, Antonia - better known as Noni - is heartbroken when the half-brother she's never met arrives on her doorstep with news of Carlos' death. She is struck by Alejandro's kindness towards her and, despite worrying about her outsider status, willingly accepts his offer of a job in the family polo business in Florida.
When Enzo, the Del Campos' loyal stable master, sees what a brilliant rider Noni is he's convinced she could transform the family team's lagging fortunes. But Noni isn't so sure about finally accepting her place within the Del Campo dynasty, or about what could happen if she lets Enzo into her heart . . .
Betrayal, secrets and passion all feature in this compelling novel about overcoming fear to find fulfilment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Having always dreamt of one day being reunited with her father, Antonia - better known as Noni - is heartbroken when the half-brother she's never met arrives on her doorstep with news of Carlos' death. She is struck by Alejandro's kindness towards her and, despite worrying about her outsider status, willingly accepts his offer of a job in the family polo business in Florida.
When Enzo, the Del Campos' loyal stable master, sees what a brilliant rider Noni is he's convinced she could transform the family team's lagging fortunes. But Noni isn't so sure about finally accepting her place within the Del Campo dynasty, or about what could happen if she lets Enzo into her heart . . .
Betrayal, secrets and passion all feature in this compelling novel about overcoming fear to find fulfilment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760292409
- ISBN
- 9781760292409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
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€ 9.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241302484
- ISBN
- 9780241302484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. The fourteenth novel in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, now with a stunning new look Series: Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447212355
- ISBN
- 9781447212355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
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Hardback. This study presents the universal myth of the lost paradise in the first seven novels of Jacques Poulin and examines the way in which Poulin has adapted the myth for his own purposes. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838635131
- ISBN
- 9780838635131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.66
€ 104.66
Paperback. V.S. Naipaul's first novel -- humorous, endlessly inventive and brilliantly imagined. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522939
- ISBN
- 9780330522939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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€ 14.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060841690
- ISBN
- 9780060841690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
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€ 10.70
Paperback. Gore Vidal's two related novels in a single volume, with a new introduction by the author. Myra Breckinridge arrives in Hollywood intending to prove that it is possible to work out in life all one's fantasies - and survive. And in "Myron" she returns to battle it out with her eponymous alter ego. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 30. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349103655
- ISBN
- 9780349103655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
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Paperback. A riot of confession, complaint, and sensual detail, this novel charts the first year alone of a man who has abandoned his wife, life, family, and homeland, seeking an impossible ideal: freedom. Translator(s): Snook, Jean M. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564788443
- ISBN
- 9781564788443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.24
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€ 15.24
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Emerling, Dorothy. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 240 x 3. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Moonlight Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981770031
- ISBN
- 9780981770031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.78
€ 11.78
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Emerling, Dorothy. Num Pages: 30 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 238 x 274 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Moonlight Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 30
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981770024
- ISBN
- 9780981770024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.80
€ 18.99
€ 18.80
paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kwela Books South Africa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780795700866
- ISBN
- 9780795700866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
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paperback. Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955765
- ISBN
- 9780241955765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
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Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812974430
- ISBN
- 9780812974430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.64
€ 20.99
€ 15.64