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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

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

Paperback. A nine-year-old Kurdish boy plays in his village in the Persian mountains, gazing over the land of his fathers and forefathers. But when messengers from the hills bring whispers of war and rumours that the Shah's army is on the march, he must stand alongside his villagers and fight for their land. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408802533
ISBN
9781408802533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

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
€ 11.05

Paperback. "A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence." -Amy Tan Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333633
ISBN
9780393333633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.21

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
€ 19.69

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
€ 14.50

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: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099416272
ISBN
9780099416272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

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

€ 20.99
€ 19.95

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

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
€ 11.01

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: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571283934
ISBN
9780571283934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

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

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

€ 53.99
€ 38.66

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

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
€ 15.34

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

€ 13.23

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

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

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

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