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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston includes Sherston's Progress and both Memoirs, Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571099139
ISBN
9780571099139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 501 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bantam USA
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780553213430
ISBN
9780553213430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207876
ISBN
9780253207876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. Translator(s): Volokhonsky, Larissa; Pevear, Richard. Series: Vintage Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 205 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Vintage Classics ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400032921
ISBN
9781400032921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. Includes stories that are humorous, satiric, supernatural, and macabre, highly individual, and full of eccentric unconventional situations. Editor(s): Munro, H. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184494
ISBN
9780141184494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. A collection of short stories composed between 1910-62. It includes "Mr Loveday's Little Outing"; "Cruise"; "A House of Gentlefolks"; and, "The Sympathetic Passenger". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141193687
ISBN
9780141193687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Includes eight tales such as 'Parson's Pleasure', a piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain; in 'William and Mary', a wife revenges herself on her dead husband; and in 'Royal Jelly' some new parents find an unusual and unsettling way to give their newborn its start in life. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405910118
ISBN
9781405910118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Collects adult short stories, in which the author begins by using his experiences in the war to write fiction. In 27 stories, written between 1944 and 1953, this title includes tales such as 'Man from the South'; 'Lamb to the Slaughter'; and 'The Sound Machine'. Num Pages: 624 pages, portraits (black and white). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781405910101
ISBN
9781405910101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684843322
ISBN
9780684843322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.18

Hardcover. Celebrate "an authentic American genius" (Gore Vidal) in James Purdy's first complete short story collection. Num Pages: 752 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
First Edition ~1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406699
ISBN
9780871406699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.05

paperback. First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
New
SKU
9780007242290
ISBN
9780007242290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.83

paperback. The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
New
SKU
9780007245765
ISBN
9780007245765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.53

paperback. A complete collection of short fiction by one of the masters of twentieth-century American literature. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188089
ISBN
9780141188089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. With 92 enthralling and pulse-quickening stories spanning five decades, and featuring such classics as Prima Belladonna and The Index, Ballard's "Complete Stories" evokes Kafka and Borges with its ability to render psychosis, modern paranoia, and fantastical creations on the page. Num Pages: 1199 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339291
ISBN
9780393339291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Modern Library pbk. ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375761355
ISBN
9780375761355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
1026
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394716787
ISBN
9780394716787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.09

CD-Audio. Offers a complete audio collection of Alan Bennett's celebrated monologues. This collection includes all twelve Talking Heads, the precursor of that series, and, A Woman of No Importance. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785291661
ISBN
9781785291661
CD
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.31

Hardcover. Compiled in three beautifully slip-cased hardback editions, with an introduction by Toni Morrison, this book focuses on the understanding of the human condition and philosophical exploration of the polarities of good and evil. Num Pages: 3008 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 171 x 175. Weight in Grams: 5010.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713999563
ISBN
9780713999563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.60
€ 99.29

Leather / fine binding. Series: Leather-Bound Classics. Num Pages: 1392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DDS; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 237 x 74. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Publication date
2014
Edition
Lea
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626860988
ISBN
9781626860988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.85

Paperback. It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up - couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560890
ISBN
9780099560890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Anna is on her way home from work on a cold winter's day when she sees a crowd queuing at a kiosk. Though a queue is not an unusual sight in a Russian city, this appears different. There's a rumour that famous exiled composer Selinksy is returning to conduct his last symphony for one night only - and this kiosk is selling tickets. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002239
ISBN
9780141044828
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In The Russian Concubine, Kate Furnivall told the gripping story of an exiled Russian girl finding forbidden love in war-torn China. Now her journey continues .. Series: Russian Concubine. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000330
ISBN
9780751540451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL NEVER RESTED: IN THE WORLD, AND IN EVERY HUMAN BEING, IT WENT ON Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182. Series: Canons. 240 pages. A haunting story of violence and love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight: 220.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main - Canons Imprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862358
ISBN
9780857862358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A masterful re-imagining of the lives and loves of Harry Houdini, from the author of the Richard and Judy bestseller The Cellist of Sarajevo. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KAK0011217
ISBN
9781782394013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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