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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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

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

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bold Strokes Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602828964
ISBN
9781602828964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.63

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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

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

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

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

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

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

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