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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Offers a portrait of a marginalized Egyptian community, bringing to life the absurd and tragic characters who occupy the margins of society while paying tribute to a historical Cairene neighborhood. This novel reveals a social climate where ruthlessness and goodness seem almost indistinguishable and humanity is on display in all its rich variety. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608523
ISBN
9780815608523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Idealistic composer, Fish, visits economically decimated Greece with his archaeologist girlfriend, Gabrielle, but unexplained events thwart his plans for a new society. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782790532
ISBN
9781782790532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.94

Hardback. Based on the true story of the author's aunt and namesake, and on the search to uncover her remarkable past, A Thin Bright Line encompasses Cold War intrigues, the origins of climate research, the joyful pangs of love, and the impossible compromises of queer life in the 1950s and '60s. Num Pages: 280 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299309305
ISBN
9780299309305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849822152
ISBN
9781849822152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. Series: MEN OF VALOUR. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800724535
ISBN
9780800724535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.42

Paperback. A blackly-comic novel about the price of celebrity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTG0002339
ISBN
9780747557357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A blackly-comic novel about the price of celebrity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0001134
ISBN
9780747557357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. One of a series of fiction titles for schools. Okonkwo, a man of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria at the end of the last century, is a person of substance, character and promise, but he and his people are doomed to be destroyed - both from within the tribe and by the arrival of the white man. Series: New Windmills. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; YFB; YQEF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 187 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435121624
ISBN
9780435121624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.16

Paperback. 'Things Fall Apart' tells the story of Okonkwo, an important man in the Igbo tribe in the days when white men were first on the scene. Okonkwo becomes exiled from his tribe, as a result of his pride and his fears, with tragic consequences. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435913502
ISBN
9780435913502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.23

Paperback. Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141186887
ISBN
9780141186887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive and he is one of the powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show his weakness. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, he takes violent action. Will the great man's pride eventually destroy him? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141023380
ISBN
9780141023380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.64

Paperback. Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn't always voice. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTM0000839
ISBN
9780141030012
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A story of hope and second chances.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0010827
ISBN
9781444794427
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The bestselling cult comedy from Mil Millington published alongside his new novel, Love and Other Near Death Experiences Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820735
ISBN
9780753820735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Presents the story of two women caught in the shadow of their teenage years. This book tells how at fifteen, Sally Tuttle and Rowena Cresswell were firm friends, until a shocking event changed their lives. It also tells how in their late thirties, they are estranged, both single mothers, both haunted with memories of their intense friendship. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0007306
ISBN
9780571230600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Opening on the eve of the millennium, when the world as we know it is still recognisable, we meet the nine-year-old narrator as he flees the city with his parents, just ahead of a Y2K breakdown. Next he is a teenager with a growing criminal record, taking his grandparents for a Sunday drive. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099547044
ISBN
9780099547044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. A dark and utterly addictive debut, Things We Have in Common is the perfect word-of-mouth read 'Genuinely chilling, this is one of the best books I've read this year' Independent Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782115977
ISBN
9781782115977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. The internationally acclaimed bestseller from Iran. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689675
ISBN
9781851689675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. A gripping and compelling story of a family's world turned upside down when old secrets comes to light, from the No. 1 bestselling author of IF YOU WERE ME and SUDDENLY SINGLE. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755378494
ISBN
9780755378494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Australia
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742375878
ISBN
9781742375878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Strange, smart and sexy short stories from one of America's most brilliant contemporary writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087294
ISBN
9781847087294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927063835
ISBN
9781927063835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. If you've made quite the wrong first impression, it's not always easy to put it right.. Can love find a way in this warm-hearted and romantic bestseller from Jill Mansell? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KIN0008084
ISBN
9780755336739
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If you've made quite the wrong first impression, it's not always easy to put it right.. Can love find a way in this warm-hearted and romantic bestseller from Jill Mansell? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy. Covers and page edges showing light shelfwear, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009268
ISBN
9780755336739
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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