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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. This novel of the harem, originally published in 1958, is a dramatisation of a piece of Egyptian feminine and feminist history. Set at the turn of the century, when Egyptian women were struggling to come forward, it tells the story of life behind the veil and of one woman's rebellion against it. Translator(s): Atiya, Nayra. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815602804
ISBN
9780815602804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. By the author of "A White Merc with Fins", this is the sharp and comic story of a modern man in all kinds of trouble. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 225. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0201270
ISBN
9780099759713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new novel of women's friendship from the author of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship and Friendship Makes the Heart Grow Fonder. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455572854
ISBN
9781455572854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Hardback. Munshi Premchand is a pioneering figure in modern Hini literature. This is a translation of his Hindi novel, Rangbhumi (1924-5), which is about the tensions between the rulers and the ruled. Set in the period between the 1920s and 1930s, it captures and celebrates the unassailable spirit of the common man, especially the farming community. Translator(s): King, Christopher. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; FA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 52. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195667127
ISBN
9780195667127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.37

Paperback. Fernanda Barnes' life was once graced by security, success and stunning wealth. Now, widowed and with a mounting pile of debts, she is trying desperately to shield her three children from the rising panic within her. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 27. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KSS0003733
ISBN
9780552149938
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Rant is an anti-hero whose recreational drug of choice is rabies. He becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. On designated nights, the Party Crashers chase each other in cars in the hope of a collision, and all the while Rant, the 'superspreader', transmits his lethal disease. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499367
ISBN
9780099499367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Talks about the brutality and cowardice that overtakes the city of Niagara Falls in the aftermath of an attack on a woman and her daughter. A dissection of modern mores, this is more than the story of Teena and Bethie, and their insolent assailants. It is also the tale of their silent champion, a man who knows the meaning of justice, and love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156. A Love Story. 160 pages. Talks about the brutality and cowardice that overtakes the city of Niagara Falls in the aftermath of an attack on a woman and her daughter. A dissection of modern mores, this is more than the story of Teena and Bethie, and their insolent assailants. It is also the tale of their silent champion, a man who knows the meaning of justice, and love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544135
ISBN
9781843544135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTM0000640
ISBN
9780007141760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Kitson, Thomas J. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180832
ISBN
9780231180832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Hardback. Translator(s): Kitson, Thomas J. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180825
ISBN
9780231180825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd India
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143334149
ISBN
9780143334149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. This fascinating collection gave birth to a new paradigm when Akira Kurosawa made famous Akutagawa's disturbing tale of seven people recounting the same incident from shockingly different perspectives. Illustrator(s): Kuwata, M. Translator(s): Kojima, Takashi. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871401731
ISBN
9780871401731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.69

paperback. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. This work features stories such as "Rashomon", "In a Bamboo Grove", "The Nose", "O-Gin", "Loyalty", "Death Register", "The Life of a Stupid Man" and "Spinning Gears". Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143039846
ISBN
9780143039846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - one of Japan's foremost stylists and a modernist master whose short stories are marked by imagery, cynicism, beauty, and wild humour. His other works include: "Rashomon"; "In a Bamboo Grove"; "The Nose"; "O-Gin"; "Loyalty"; "Death Register"; "The Life of a Stupid Man"; and "Spinning Gears". Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449709
ISBN
9780140449709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781551522357
ISBN
9781551522357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509837861
ISBN
9781509837861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595586704
ISBN
9781595586704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Abe Ravelstein is a professor who has lived much beyond his means. His close friend Chick suggests that he put forth a book of his convictions and much to his surprise, he does and becomes a millionaire. Ravelstein suggests in turn that Chick write a memoir. But, the mood turns somber once Ravelstein succumbs to AIDS and Chick himself nearly dies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188850
ISBN
9780141188850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Set in a Yorkshire mining village at the turn of the twentieth century, an engrossing slice of historical fiction from the acclaimed author of Netherwood Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 41. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751547689
ISBN
9780751547689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897142363
ISBN
9781897142363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

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