Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. His third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his powerful characterization and political consciousness to the age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave "the life" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrelita is plying her trade during Holy Week, 1949 in Port-au-Prince. Translator(s): Danticat, Edwidge; Coates, Carrol F. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921396
- ISBN
- 9780813921396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
Paperback. Haiti's complex social and political situation is the setting for this story of two women ordained by the spirits of Vodou to be "marasa" (twins) in spite of their birth into unrelated families of different classes. Translator(s): Bodkin, Robin Orr. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Second Paperback Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917535
- ISBN
- 9780813917535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.67
€ 40.67
Hardcover. The first volume in "The Works of Stephen Crane" contains Crane's "Bowery Tales," including "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" and "George's Mother." Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- University of Virginia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813902586
- ISBN
- 9780813902586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Marlboro Press
- Edition
- Translated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810160408
- ISBN
- 9780810160408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Paperback. "God's Horse originally published in Polish by Znak (Krakow) under the title Koan Pana Boga, copyright (c) 1996 by Wilhelm Dichter. The Atheists' School originally published in Polish by Znak (Krakow) under the title Szkola bezbocznikaow, copyright (c) 1999 by Wilhelm Dichter." Translator(s): Levine, Madeline G. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810127937
- ISBN
- 9780810127937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.63
€ 33.63
Paperback. "Originally published in Spanish under the title Lagartija sin cola in 2007." Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810127029
- ISBN
- 9780810127029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Paperback / so. English translation originally published under the title The death of Mr. Baltisberger. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975. Translator(s): Heim, Michael Henry. Series: Northwestern World Classics. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810127012
- ISBN
- 9780810127012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.27
€ 27.27
Paperback. "First published in Estonian under the title Vastutuulelaev: Bernhard Schmidti romaan in 1987 by Eesti Raamat in Tallinn, Estonia. Copyright (c) The Estate of Jaan Kross. Published by arrangement with Werner Soderstrom Ltd. (WSOY), Finland." Translator(s): Dickens, Eric. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810126527
- ISBN
- 9780810126527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback. Showcases the author's bohemian intellectual life, and his relationship with Vladimir Boudnik. Translator(s): Liman, Tony. Series Editor(s): Wachtel, Andrew Baruch. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125469
- ISBN
- 9780810125469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Paperback. In this pair of short novels. Arnost Lustig continues his lifelong project of creating a universe - at once concrete and dreamlike - to examine the horrors of the Holocaust and the impossible burden of living as a survivor. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810122208
- ISBN
- 9780810122208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Paperback. Dr Pawel Kohoutek, veterinarian and womanizer, looks out the window one morning to see his mistress approaching the house. She is hauling her suitcase and her backpack. So Kohoutek does the only thing he can: he hides his current woman in the attic of the family slaughterhouse. Translator(s): Johnston, Bill. Series: Hydra Books. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119185
- ISBN
- 9780810119185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Paperback. Patterned on the novels of the Bronte sisters, "Antonina" is a poignant account of a young Russian whose life is shaped by the cruel neglect of her stepparents, the financial ruin of her father and husband, and--the centerpiece of the novel--her failed love affair with a sensitive but weak young man." Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- Translated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810114074
- ISBN
- 9780810114074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810113473
- ISBN
- 9780810113473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810112599
- ISBN
- 9780810112599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 58065th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810112476
- ISBN
- 9780810112476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Paperback. Series: European classics. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- Translated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810111608
- ISBN
- 9780810111608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- Translated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810109964
- ISBN
- 9780810109964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.27
€ 27.27
Paperback. Rebuilding her life in a different town, the taciturn Elsie finds modest comfort among the white people who employ and befriend her. This book weaves the story of a ravaged woman into the traditional tales of her people to create a vivid sense of communities bound by storytelling and understanding and sundered by ignorance and silence. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803298651
- ISBN
- 9780803298651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 462 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414319360
- ISBN
- 9781414319360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.04
€ 18.04
paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414301068
- ISBN
- 9781414301068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.45
€ 17.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 29. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bantam USA
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553269321
- ISBN
- 9780553269321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.90
€ 10.90
Paperback. An autobiographical novel of race and class by one of the leading Black writers of the 20th century. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472064687
- ISBN
- 9780472064687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.13
€ 31.13
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375757426
- ISBN
- 9780375757426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.48
€ 11.48
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Manic D Press, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916397739
- ISBN
- 9780916397739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.78
€ 16.99
€ 15.78