Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Pedro Juan was a reporter in Havana, but as existence in Cuba and his own life begin to collapse around him, he gives up the farce of a daily job, and begins to "train himself to take nothing seriously". His training involves lots of sex, drugs, rum, jazz, beat literature and street philosophy. Translator(s): Wimmer, Natasha. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571206261
- ISBN
- 9780571206261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
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Paperback. In this heartbreakingly beautiful book of disillusioned intimacy and persistent yearning, beloved and celebrated author Andre Dubus III explores the bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in food and sex, work and love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348910
- ISBN
- 9780393348910
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602827868
- ISBN
- 9781602827868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.63
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bold Strokes Books United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602828964
- ISBN
- 9781602828964
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.63
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Paperback. Surgeons are meant to save lives, but Nancy is a special kind of surgeon. When she makes a mistake in the operating theatre she is summoned to explain herself to a tribunal and is forced to consider what it means to be a doctor who has killed as well as cured. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555056
- ISBN
- 9780099555056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.10
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€ 15.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714525105
- ISBN
- 9780714525105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.35
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Paperback. Patrick Doyle is a twenty-nine-year-old teacher in an ordinary comprehensive school. Isolated, frustrated and increasingly bitter at the system he is employed to maintain, he begins his rebellion, fuelled by drink and his passionate, unrequited love for a fellow teacher. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283096
- ISBN
- 9780099283096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
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Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 to 3 black and white photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101906699
- ISBN
- 9781101906699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.48
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€ 22.48
Paperback. Thomas Sanders' world collapses in just 24 hours - he is passed over for promotion, his new woman boss comes on to him during a drink after work, then, the next morning, he learns that she has accused him of sexually harassing her. She demands his transfer, thereby threatening to cut him off from the millions he would have made. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNH0012838
- ISBN
- 9780099303749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
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paperback. A divorced, middle-aged English professor finds himself increasingly unable to resist affairs with his female students. When discovered by the college authorities he is expected to apologize to save his job, but instead he refuses and resigns, retiring to live with his daughter on her remote farm. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099289524
- ISBN
- 9780099289524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This new collection includes some of Dostoyevsky's most troubling, moving, and poignant short stories, such as White Nights, A Disgraceful Affair, and The Dream of the Ridiculous Man. Series: Short Story Collections. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061773747
- ISBN
- 9780061773747
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.78
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€ 10.78
Paperback. Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of 'The Speckled People' and 'Sailor in the Wardrobe', turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRF0031544
- ISBN
- 9780007314706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A dark, gripping tale of solitude and evil Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447208020
- ISBN
- 9781447208020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.14
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€ 10.14
Hardback. Translator(s): McBride, Nathaniel. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423283
- ISBN
- 9780857423283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.64
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€ 20.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Black Heron Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930773939
- ISBN
- 9780930773939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.18
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Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300825
- ISBN
- 9781896300825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.84
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Europa Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609451882
- ISBN
- 9781609451882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.26
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Paperback. Leonard and Rosemary Cannon summon their middle-aged offspring, along with partners and children, to the family home in the Welsh Marches for the Christmas holiday. As the gathered family settle in to their first Christmas together for some years, the grown siblings are surprised when they are invited to each put stickers on the furniture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 167.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099538028
- ISBN
- 9780099538028
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. Maggie O'Farrell's bestselling novel about childhood fears, families and love Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Tinder Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755302666
- ISBN
- 9780755302666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. Translator(s): Dixon, Richard. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Archipelago Books United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914671428
- ISBN
- 9780914671428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.02
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Paperback. When Victorio learns that his home is about to be demolished he leaves his job, burns his possessions and takes to the streets. Wandering the city, he meets 2 people who change his life: Salma, a young prostitute, and Don, an enigmatic old man who performs as a clown. This is a novel about human resilience and joy in the face of crushing odds. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468660
- ISBN
- 9780099468660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
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€ 9.43
Hardcover. Sheds light on the dreams, customs, and everyday concerns of people living in historic obscurity on the fringe of the glitzy, petrodollar kingdoms of the Middle East. This tale begins on a worksite in Egypt's western desert. In the middle of nowhere, railway men and locals wait in hope for the annual return of a "distant train." Translator(s): Aboul-Ela, Hosam M. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608592
- ISBN
- 9780815608592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.29
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€ 23.29
Paperback. In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 256 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180911
- ISBN
- 9780008180911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
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Paperback. Una novela agridulce e ingeniosa de la autora best seller del New York Times de Someone Else's Love Story y Hay dioses en Alabama; un relato emocionalmente resonante sobre la resistencia del amor y el poder de las historias para moldear y transformar nuestras vidas. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Espanol US
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718080471
- ISBN
- 9780718080471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40