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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Stifled by the torpor of colonial South Africa and trapped in a web of reciprocal oppression, a lonely sheep farmer seeks comfort in the arms of a black concubine. But when his embittered spinster daughter Magda feels shamed, this lurch across the racial divide marks the end of a tenuous feudal peace. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003354
ISBN
9780099465942
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Written by the author of "The Floating World", this novel explores human relationships in a Los Angeles of the future, where rich and poor are deeply polarized and where water, food, gas and education cannot be taken for granted. Series: California Fiction S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207288
ISBN
9780520207288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Interlink Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569279
ISBN
9781566569279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.06

A turbulent story of childhood, love and meteorological forces. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
2002
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
SKU
KAC0001165
ISBN
9780330487498
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is January 1819, and Captain Adam Bolitho ships out from Falmouth bound for Freetown, on the old the slave coast of Africa. H M S Onward carries sealed orders in the strongbox below deck. But why all the secrecy and apparent urgency? And why Onward, so soon after the Mediterranean, and that bloody action with Nautilus? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528265
ISBN
9780099528265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. A remarkable novel from the National Book Award-winning author of 'Going After Cacciato' and 'The Things They Carried', which combines the power of the finest Vietnam fiction with the tension of a many-layered mystery. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006543954
ISBN
9780006543954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. May 1944: High above the mountains of occupied Slovenia an aeroplane drops three British parachutists - brash MP Major Jack Farwell, radio operator Sid Dixon, and young academic Lieutenant Tom Freedman. Greeted upon arrival by a group of Partisans, the men are led off into the countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559368
ISBN
9780099559368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 283 x 2. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503941144
ISBN
9781503941144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. A bold, epic debut novel set during the war and financial crisis that defined the beginning of our century. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447231233
ISBN
9781447231233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bella Books
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594933776
ISBN
9781594933776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. It's just before New Year, and Frank, an overweight American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo's nightlife. But, Frank's behaviour is so odd that Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion: his client may in fact have murderous desires. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. 192 pages. It's just before New Year, and Frank, an overweight American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo's nightlife. But, Frank's behaviour is so odd that Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion: his client may in fact have murderous desires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight: 138. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph.
Publisher
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747578888
ISBN
9780747578888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 38. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087648
ISBN
9781844087648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Grossman, Edith. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781255094
ISBN
9781781255094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408884102
ISBN
9781408884102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. A darkly erotic novel about a good girl gone bad, by the author of 13 RUE THERESE. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316405362
ISBN
9780316405362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.35

Paperback. One night, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs, don't use weapons, don't steal. The next day he wakes up to find she isn't there. Ten-year-old Enaiatollah is left alone in Pakistan to fend for himself. This book describes his five-year journey from Afghanistan to Italy where he finally managed to claim political asylum. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555452
ISBN
9780099555452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509830657
ISBN
9781509830657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496709455
ISBN
9781496709455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509823345
ISBN
9781509823345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530208
ISBN
9780714530208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

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