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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
€ 13.41

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

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

€ 14.99
€ 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

€ 20.99
€ 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

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