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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Editor(s): McMillin, Calvin. Series: Intersections: Asian & Pacific American Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824847555
ISBN
9780824847555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 205.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main - Re-issue
SKU
KNW0006781
ISBN
9780571220229
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Number of pages
288
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0006433
ISBN
9780571220229
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1831 Nat Turner awaits death in a Virginia jail cell. He is a slave, a preacher, and the leader of the only effective slave revolt in the history of 'that peculiar institution'. This novel is Turner's confession, made to his jailers under the duress of his God. It encompasses the betrayals, cruelties and humiliations that made up slavery. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285564
ISBN
9780099285564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Tanner, Tony; Dugdale, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554850
ISBN
9780199554850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a confidential agent, D is a scarred stranger in a seemingly casual England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, D becomes a hunted man. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
VINTAGE CLASSICS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286196
ISBN
9780099286196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. This is the first installment of a three-volume translation, and it includes The Young Maronite, The Marriage of Omar and The Nocturnal Visitor, which are set between 1912 and 1927. Translator(s): Naffis-Sahely, Andre. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772781
ISBN
9781850772781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. 'Having the same name as a 70s pop star was just the start of her troubles ..' Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market Ed.
SKU
KOC0016355
ISBN
9780330544399
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 37. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552776141
ISBN
9780552776141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. Reassembles the Charles W Chesnutt's work in the conjure tale genre. This work allows the reader to see how the original volume was created, how an African American author negotiated with the tastes of the dominant literary culture of the late nineteenth century, and how that culture both promoted and delimited his work. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313878
ISBN
9780822313878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. The first known mystery written by an African-American, set in 1930s Harlem Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472064922
ISBN
9780472064922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.80

Paperback. A bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club title, THE CONJUROR'S BIRD is a dazzling debut novel, spanning three centuries of secrets and surprises. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0000617
ISBN
9780340896181
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Under the hot sun, the Jeddah streets make a scene from an old black-and-white movie: the women dressed like long, dark shadows and the men in their light cotton tunics. Naser's friends have all left town for cooler climes but he can't get away: he's an outsider in Saudi and he needs to hold down his job at the local carwash. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521143
ISBN
9780099521143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.85

Paperback. In this irresistible and unputdownable novel, Isla Dewar offers searing insight into human nature and relationships while also bringing out the humour of the darkest situations Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755325924
ISBN
9780755325924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Nadine Gordimer's Booker Prize-winning story of the forces and relationships seething in the South Africa of the day Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234. 336 pages. Nadine Gordimer's Booker Prize-winning story of the forces and relationships seething in the South Africa of the day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight: 230.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747578246
ISBN
9780747578246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. It's 1974 in DeKalb County, Illinois, and the planets have failed to align for Roy Conlon. Widowed and broke, he finds that his eight-year-old son Eric is suddenly a mystery to him. And as powerful forces pull Eric away, Roy's efforts to hold onto his son are threatened by weakness, guilt, and his participation in a foolish crime. Series: Switchgrass. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806839
ISBN
9780875806839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. This paperback edition brings together novellas and short stories of the celebrated Jewish writer A.B. Yehoshua, including two stories previously unpublished in English. "Mr Mani", which appeared in the previous hardback edition, is now a novel in its own right. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015721
ISBN
9781870015721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. A stunning novel about a brilliant young forger who continually reinvents himself to escape the authorities, described by Chuck Palahniuk, bestselling author of FIGHT CLUB, as 'the best book I have read in easily five years. Easily. Maybe ten years.' Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007194155
ISBN
9780007194155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The convent of Our Lady of Mercy stands alone in an uninhabited part of the Spanish sierra. Its inhabitants are devoted to God, to solitude and silence; six women cut off from the world they've chosen to leave behind. Everything changes on the day that Mother Superior Maria Ines discovers a suitcase at the entrance to the retreat. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099502791
ISBN
9780099502791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564781666
ISBN
9781564781666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. 'Goodman is everything it says on her tin - a wonderful, lyrical writer - but she also has an astute eye for comedy and some bits of the book are truly hilarious.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394. 'Goodman is everything it says on her tin - a wonderful, lyrical writer - but she also has an astute eye for comedy and some bits of the book are truly hilarious.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight: 392.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848875401
ISBN
9781848875401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. An old copper beech overlooks a school, and witnesses all the hopes and loves, dreams and ambitions of the children who grew up there.. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edition
Re-issue
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0005368
ISBN
9780752876818
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A sweeping, romantic debut set in Cornwall, reminiscent of Rosamunde Pilcher. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409137481
ISBN
9781409137481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Featuring the fictional character Clive Staples (aka 'Jack') Lewis as an amateur detective, presented with a mysterious crime. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Marylebone House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910674178
ISBN
9781910674178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

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