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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Translator(s): Reynolds, Sian. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558619272
ISBN
9781558619272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Santa Fe Writer´s Project
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939650382
ISBN
9781939650382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.03

Paperback. Follows the life of Serge Carrefax, a man who surges into the electric modernity of the early twentieth century, transfixed by the technologies that obliterate him. Born to the sound of one of the experimental wireless stations, Serge finds himself steeped in a weird world of transmissions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099547020
ISBN
9780099547020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

CD-Audio. Whether flying a cat to Abu Dhabi, dealing with a nervous bassoonist, hunting for a cleverly-hidden lemon or attempting to celebrate Christmas in seven minutes, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. This book deals with this topic. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 142 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
BBC Physical Audio
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910281994
ISBN
9781910281994
CD
Condition: New

€ 72.28
€ 52.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926972909
ISBN
9781926972909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. Rome's leaders are frightened: the brilliant, ruthless Gaius Julius Caesar must be crushed before he can overthrow the government and become dictator. This novel opens in Gaul, scene of Caesar's magnificent victory over fierce people. His conquest is in the name of Rome. Series: Masters of Rome. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460435
ISBN
9780099460435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. A new paperback edition of the major early novel by the Egyptian Nobel laureate Translator(s): Hutchins, William M. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774161568
ISBN
9789774161568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. Set in Egypt, this collection presents stories that are universal - whether it's the girl whose mother no longer recognises her, a young man who uses the changing political climate to avenge his despotic father, or the woman consumed by guilt for abandoning her children. It also unveils the scents and sensations of Cairo from early 1930s onwards. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Trade
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590252
ISBN
9781846590252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167423
ISBN
9789774167423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.59

paperback. Traces the fortunes of Edward Driffield and his extraordinary wife Rosie, one of the most delightful heroines of twentieth-century literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099282778
ISBN
9780099282778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980's, this book tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant area. Springing out of the fear and violence of Ulster, it is a haunting love story that unfolds in a land where tenderness and innocence can only flicker briefly in the dark. Num Pages: 176 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 132. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KKD0006536
ISBN
9780099767114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 11.35

Paperback. Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980's, this book tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant area. Springing out of the fear and violence of Ulster, it is a haunting love story that unfolds in a land where tenderness and innocence can only flicker briefly in the dark. Num Pages: 176 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 148 154pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780099767114
ISBN
9780099767114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.35

Paperback. Dougal Haston's Calculated Risk is a fictional portrayal of the world of mountaineering in its 1970s mountaineering heyday: a tale of love, major ascents and tragedy. The realities and tensions of big-time climbing, firmly focussed on the Alps and the Himalaya, are revealed with greater clarity through the medium of fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages, one large topographical map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DFHA; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364. Adventure and Romance in Scotland and the Alps. 192 pages, one large topographical map. Presents a fictional portrayal of the world of mountaineers doing the demanding routes at a time when climbing was still emerging from its primitive inter-war and post war austerities, and climbs were still a stark struggle with the elements. This work reveals the realities and tensions of big-time climbing, focusing on the Alps and the Himalaya. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DFHA; FA. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cordee
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898573661
ISBN
9781898573661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. When honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland, he soon begins to suspect that his new master is hiding a terrible secret. Editor(s): Hindle, Maurice. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441238
ISBN
9780141441238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. The new novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks, author of the Richard and Judy bestseller 'March', Sunday Times bestseller 'Year of Wonders' and 'People of the Book'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002213
ISBN
9780007333547
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This anthology presents five previously unpublished stories by Raymond Carver, in addition to five early stories, part of an unfinished novel, and all his non-fiction prose. The works are introduced by his partner. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860468469
ISBN
9781860468469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. David Schearl arrives in New York in his mother's arms to begin his new life as an immigrant. David is hated by his father, but is fiercely loved and protected by his Yiddish-speaking mother. This novel interweaves the love between a mother and son with the terrors and anxieties David experiences, as he seeks to find his own identity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188652
ISBN
9780141188652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. What if Vincent Van Gogh resided in a twentieth-century New York hotel, surviving on food stamps and direct communications with God? And imagine the encounter between David and Goliath from the Philistine's point of view. This book presents a collection of short stories that re-imagine life beyond the margins of 'normality'. Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225336
ISBN
9780803225336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Lago, Eduardo. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788603
ISBN
9781564788603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. To most people, Lucy Jorik is the luckiest girl on earth. Not only is she the daughter of a former president of the US, she's about to marry Mr Irresistible - Ted Beaudine - the favorite son of Wynette, Texas. The offspring of living legends, Meg Koranda is definitely not most people. She knows Lucy is making the biggest mistake of her life. Series: Wynette, Texas. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062076168
ISBN
9780062076168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.79

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