Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. V.S. Naipaul's first novel -- humorous, endlessly inventive and brilliantly imagined. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522939
- ISBN
- 9780330522939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Hardback. This study presents the universal myth of the lost paradise in the first seven novels of Jacques Poulin and examines the way in which Poulin has adapted the myth for his own purposes. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838635131
- ISBN
- 9780838635131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.37
€ 104.37
Paperback. The fourteenth novel in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, now with a stunning new look Series: Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447212355
- ISBN
- 9781447212355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241302484
- ISBN
- 9780241302484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Series: The Polo Season Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760292386
- ISBN
- 9781760292386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.19
€ 10.99
€ 9.19
Paperback. When legendary polo player Carlos Del Campo's will is read to his grieving family they're shocked to discover he has a daughter, Antonia, he'd never mentioned. Not long after this revelation, Carlos' eldest son, Alejandro, sets out to find his long-lost half-sister.
Having always dreamt of one day being reunited with her father, Antonia - better known as Noni - is heartbroken when the half-brother she's never met arrives on her doorstep with news of Carlos' death. She is struck by Alejandro's kindness towards her and, despite worrying about her outsider status, willingly accepts his offer of a job in the family polo business in Florida.
When Enzo, the Del Campos' loyal stable master, sees what a brilliant rider Noni is he's convinced she could transform the family team's lagging fortunes. But Noni isn't so sure about finally accepting her place within the Del Campo dynasty, or about what could happen if she lets Enzo into her heart . . .
Betrayal, secrets and passion all feature in this compelling novel about overcoming fear to find fulfilment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Having always dreamt of one day being reunited with her father, Antonia - better known as Noni - is heartbroken when the half-brother she's never met arrives on her doorstep with news of Carlos' death. She is struck by Alejandro's kindness towards her and, despite worrying about her outsider status, willingly accepts his offer of a job in the family polo business in Florida.
When Enzo, the Del Campos' loyal stable master, sees what a brilliant rider Noni is he's convinced she could transform the family team's lagging fortunes. But Noni isn't so sure about finally accepting her place within the Del Campo dynasty, or about what could happen if she lets Enzo into her heart . . .
Betrayal, secrets and passion all feature in this compelling novel about overcoming fear to find fulfilment. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760292409
- ISBN
- 9781760292409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CJBR; FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195009422
- ISBN
- 9780195009422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25
Paperback. Juxtaposing reality and fantasy, nightmares and dark laughter, this title presents a collection of largely autobiographical stories based on Herta Muller's childhood in the Romanian countryside. Translator(s): Lug, Sieglinde. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282544
- ISBN
- 9780803282544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Weaves a tapestry of daily life as seen through a magical perspective. This book combines Breton's autobiographical fact with memory and imagination, and spins a love story in modern literature. Translator(s): Howard, Richard; Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180892
- ISBN
- 9780141180892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Poke Rafferty is playing family with Rose, the dancer he wants to marry, and with Miaow, the street child he wants to adopt. Yet when everything is beginning to work out, trouble comes looking for Poke. Suddenly he finds himself pulled into a dark side of Bangkok that he doesn't know or understand, but everything he has is suddenly under threat. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061257223
- ISBN
- 9780061257223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.55
€ 16.99
€ 15.55
Paperback. Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25- year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. Translator(s): Solberg, Tor Ketil. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 12. Weight in Grams: 112. 208 pages. Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25- year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 12. Weight: 114. Translator(s): Solberg, Tor Ketil.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956725
- ISBN
- 9781841956725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Augustus Publishing, Div of Augustus Productions United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935883388
- ISBN
- 9781935883388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.42
€ 16.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Presents a surreal novel. It is based on orgiastic wasteland of drugs, depravity, political plots, paranoia, sadistic medical experiments and endless, gnawing addiction. It also features authors notes on the text and alternate drafts. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189765
- ISBN
- 9780141189765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardback. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 206 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241284636
- ISBN
- 9780241284636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.00
€ 21.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Deals with Casi, a child of Colombian immigrants who lives in Brooklyn and works in Manhattan as a public defender - one who, tellingly, has never lost a trial. Never. In this book, we watch what happens when his sense of justice and even his sense of self begin to crack - and how his world then slowly devolves. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226141794
- ISBN
- 9780226141794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.43
€ 26.43
paperback. A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330524865
- ISBN
- 9780330524865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.72
€ 15.99
€ 11.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Akashic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888451290
- ISBN
- 9781888451290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.16
€ 23.99
€ 22.16
Paperback. 'The Namesake' is the story of a boy brought up Indian in America. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006551805
- ISBN
- 9780006551805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Some secrets are best left buried .. Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288. 400 pages. Some secrets are best left buried . Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight: 282.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847672568
- ISBN
- 9781847672568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307743732
- ISBN
- 9780307743732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.66
€ 18.99
€ 16.66