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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. As far as Benjamin's parents are concerned, his future is sewn up. Now he has graduated from college, will go to Yale or Harvard, get a good job and enjoy life. When his parents' friend, an older woman, strips naked in front of him and they begin an affair, it seems he might have found a way out. That is, until her daughter comes into the picture. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190242
- ISBN
- 9780141190242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Describes Jenny Kilgour's coming of age as she has to choose between the kindly harshness of her grandfather's life on a remote hill farm, and the vulgar and glorious energy of Bella Cassie, a local girl who left the community to pursue success as a singer, and has now returned to scandalise them all. Editor(s): Watson, Roderick. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 446. "The Quarrywood", "Weatherhouse", "A Pass in the Grampian", "The Living Mountain". 672 pages, 1 map. Describes Jenny Kilgour's coming of age as she has to choose between the kindly harshness of her grandfather's life on a remote hill farm, and the vulgar and glorious energy of Bella Cassie, a local girl who left the community to pursue success as a singer, and has now returned to scandalise them all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 43. Weight: 532.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862415891
- ISBN
- 9780862415891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.30
€ 20.99
€ 15.30
Paperback.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007152810
- ISBN
- 9780007152810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.37
€ 13.00
€ 11.37
Paperback. Book 3: The Agnes Browne Trilogy. At forty-seven years of age Agnes (star of BAFTA-nominated TV series Mrs Browne's Boys), now thirteen years happily widowed, enters the 1980s with a fruit stall in Moore Street, a French lover and six children .. With a new introduction by the author, Brendan O'Carroll. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173249
- ISBN
- 9781847173249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.63
€ 10.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. 29 short stories by the best new African writers, selected by one of Africa's most eminent contemporary writers, Helon Habila. Editor(s): Habila, Helon. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083333
- ISBN
- 9781847083333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. The Man Booker prize-winning author's critically acclaimed selection of the best Irish short stories of the last sixty years, following Richard Ford's best-selling Granta Book of the American Short Story. Editor(s): Enright, Anne. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082558
- ISBN
- 9781847082558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. A story of Joad family, who are forced to travel west from Dust Bowl era Oklahoma in search of the promised land of California. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780141185064
- ISBN
- 9780141185064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. Set in the depression of the 1930s, this is the story of one of the thousands of destitute families which fled the Dust Bowl for the promise of California. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1939. Num Pages: 578 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Everyman London
- Number of pages
- 578
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151541
- ISBN
- 9781857151541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul an unprecedented six times, has fallen into decline. Sulla, his closest associate, has withdrawn himself from his commander's circle in preparation for his own bid for power. As a deadly enmity develops between the two men, Rome must fight its own battle for survival. Series: Masters of Rome. Num Pages: 1072 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099462491
- ISBN
- 9780099462491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing's first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007498802
- ISBN
- 9780007498802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.91
€ 11.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. From the author of 'Blonde', 'The Falls' and 'We Were the Mulvaneys', this new novel takes in the themes of race, immigration, family and social mobility, and is Joyce Carol Oates at her storytelling best. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 440. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KJE0003514
- ISBN
- 9780007258468
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Gill Gamesh, John Baal, Rupert Mundys: If you've never heard of them, it's because of the Communist plot, and the capitalist scandal, that expunged the entire Patriot League from baseball memory. This novel turns baseball's status as national passtime and myth into an occasion for unfettered picturesque heroism and perfidy, and ebullient wordplay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099889403
- ISBN
- 9780099889403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Arthur Morgan is aboard the Queen Mary bound for the United States, where a scholarship at an Ivy League university awaits him, along with the promise of a glittering future. But the few days spent on the ship will have a defining effect on the young Frenchman, when he encounters the love of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gallic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781910477281
- ISBN
- 9781910477281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.51
€ 11.99
€ 10.51
Hardcover. Set in the post-Great War Long Island/New York world of the rich. The narrator, Nick Carraway, sympathetically records the pathos of Gatsby's romantic dream which founders on the reality of corruption, the insulated selfishness of Tom and Daisy, and the cutting edge of violence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150193
- ISBN
- 9781857150193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.25
€ 18.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but as writer Nick Carraway is drawn into the decadent orbit of his Long Island mansion, where the party never seems to end, he finds himself faced by the mystery of Gatsby's origins and desires. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182636
- ISBN
- 9780141182636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.78
€ 9.99
€ 8.78
Paperback. Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, he longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099541530
- ISBN
- 9780099541530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.44
€ 10.99
€ 9.44
Paperback. New, lavishly produced paperback with a beautiful cover with foil and illustrations by Art Deco artist George Barbier. Here presented in a new fully edited and annotated version, it contains an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald's life and works. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492586
- ISBN
- 9781847492586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.12
€ 9.99
€ 9.12
Paperback. A summary of the "roaring twenties", and a expose of the "Jazz Age", this book, through the narration of Nick Carraway, takes the reader into the world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0009521
- ISBN
- 9781853260414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.74
€ 6.74
Paperback. A summary of the "roaring twenties", and a expose of the "Jazz Age", this book, through the narration of Nick Carraway, takes the reader into the world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKE0000943
- ISBN
- 9781853260414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.74
€ 6.74
Paperback. Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The riotous throng congregates in his garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins and mysterious past. None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man'. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 208
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951477
- ISBN
- 9780241951477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. A revelatory novel about the poet Rupert Brooke from the Orange and Whitbread-shortlisted author of FRED AND EDIE Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy, Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KST0015938
- ISBN
- 9780340935668
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A revelatory novel about the poet Rupert Brooke from the Orange and Whitbread-shortlisted author of FRED AND EDIE Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRF0023352
- ISBN
- 9780340935668
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; 3JD; FA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718950
- ISBN
- 9780804718950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press New York
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRS0004549
- ISBN
- 9780802140326
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99