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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. In this book Hemingway shares his passion for bullfighting. The technical skills are described and explained, with chapters on individual bullfighters and the bulls. This work also contains a number of short stories inspired by the intense life and inevitable death of those violent afternoons. Num Pages: 336 pages, 48pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ASZX; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- 9780099909101
- ISBN
- 9780099909101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.45
€ 10.45
Paperback. In an isolated community in the Peruvian Andes, a series of mysterious disappearances has occurred. Army corporal Lituma and his deputy Tomas believe the Shining Path guerrillas are responsible, but the towns people have their own ideas about the forces that claimed the bodies of the missing men. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571175499
- ISBN
- 9780571175499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. First of the six books in the My Struggle cycle, this title is about the author's childhood and teenage years, his infatuation with rock music, his relationship with his loving yet almost invisible mother and his distant and unpredictable father, and his bewilderment and grief on his father's death. Translator(s): Bartlett, Don. Series: Knausgaard. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555162
- ISBN
- 9780099555162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.80
€ 13.00
€ 11.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393186
- ISBN
- 9780141393186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Twelfth-century anatomist, Adelia Aguilar must once again examine the dead as gruesome events are beginning to unfold..Henry II's favourite mistress, Rosamund Clifford, has been poisoned - and, rumour says, by his jealous wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. If Henry believes the stories, England will be torn apart as King battles Queen. Series: Adelia Aguilar. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st.Dell Prtg.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553818017
- ISBN
- 9780553818017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. A vital read for anyone who wants to understand just who the hell some men think they are Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hachette Scotland
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319428
- ISBN
- 9780755319428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Trapped within a waterfall on the wild Franklin River, Tasmanian river guide, Aljaz Cosini, lies drowning. As the tourists he has been guiding down the river seek to save him, Aljaz is beset by visions horrible and fabulous. As the rapids rise, Aljaz relives not just his own life but also his country's dreaming. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784702908
- ISBN
- 9781784702908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Tells the story of a Japanese salaryman who loses his job at a TV corporation, on his 40th birthday, and slips through to a different layer of society. This novel captures the fast-changing culture of Japan and its surreal underside in a portrait of an ordinary man battling with the contradictory demands of contemporary life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KNW0008634
- ISBN
- 9780099503699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A novel about the celebration of the transience of life, the eternal difficulty of love and a hilarious riff on our 21st-century infatuation with movies and the superhero solution. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244. 250 pages. A novel about the celebration of the transience of life, the eternal difficulty of love and a hilarious riff on our 21st-century infatuation with movies and the superhero solution. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight: 242.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846882876
- ISBN
- 9781846882876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.99
€ 10.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. From one of America's most acclaimed contemporary novelists, a searingly powerful literary thriller Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472115393
- ISBN
- 9781472115393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. Professor Harry Butler is obsessed with the mind/body problem. Unfortunately, this is not the least of his problems. His wife has turned his study into a Sufi shrine, the Drug Squad have taken up residence in his kitchen, and some of his colleagues suspect him of going astray academically. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Harvill P. London
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNH0003788
- ISBN
- 9781860467547
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. When sixteen-year-old Portia is orphaned she is plunged into the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home. There she encounters the attractive cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and he fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099276456
- ISBN
- 9780099276456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Tells the story of Chicago's Mafia and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy Don, Jimmy Collucci, attempts to become the king-pin of Chicago's "Honored Society". For Jimmy Collucci has had a lifelong hatred pf dedicated Black Warrior, Jesse Taylor, against whom he has regularly competed for turf on the streets of Chicago. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186. 224 pages. Tells the story of Chicago's Mafia and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy Don, Jimmy Collucci, attempts to become the king-pin of Chicago's "Honored Society". For Jimmy Collucci has had a lifelong hatred pf dedicated Black Warrior, Jesse Taylor, against whom he has regularly competed for turf on the streets of Chicago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight: 186.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857869753
- ISBN
- 9780857869753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 10.78
€ 13.00
€ 10.78
Paperback. A shocking murder Belorussia, 1943. When a General and his wife are found dead, German detective Heinrich Hoffmann is put in charge of the case. A single clue. There is one witness. A six-year-old girl provides him with an essential lead: a drawing of a bird. Translator(s): Aitken, Martin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593195
- ISBN
- 9780099593195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
paperback. Series: Dedalus Concept Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873982099
- ISBN
- 9781873982099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A novel of spellbinding emotional power about a family in crisis by a highly talented young author Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262. Clean copy, with some light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KST0022800
- ISBN
- 9780340961438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A famous writer and his mistress meet in a room without a bed. They talk, they play games with each other, they have sex, they tell lies. This work since "Complaint", explores adultery and the unmasking of illicit lovers in a novel that exposes the tenderness and uncertainty underlying all affairs of the heart. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099801900
- ISBN
- 9780099801900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718185671
- ISBN
- 9780718185671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. Mankind has had 12,000 years to decipher the message. We have one week left.. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 1. Weight in Grams: 407. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0021631
- ISBN
- 9780743403849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Expelled from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, including Prendy (plagued by doubts) and captain Grimes, who is always in the soup (or just plain drunk). Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180908
- ISBN
- 9780141180908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05