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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Isabel Walker, a young, not-so-innocent, American abroad, arrives in Paris to find that her sister's French husband ('the frog prince') has just walked out. While Isabel embarks on her own sentimental education, her sister's marriage disintegrates into bitter Franco-American wrangles over money, titles and a mysterious painting. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099753919
ISBN
9780099753919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431424375
ISBN
9781431424375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Close to home is a suspenseful telling of mysterious happenings that take place among a circle of friends. When this circle of friends start off their university career as what seems to be ordinary and free from trouble, one of their classmates is found dead. The group becomes divided when debate arises around the cause of death. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431410712
ISBN
9781431410712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. The Story of Anna P is a sparse disturbing novel reflecting the past, present and future of a woman, Anna P, who lives on an island off the coast of Italy but can no longer remember how she got there. She comes from South Africa but has almost no memories of the place or people there. The only person she has any relationship with is a sex worker wh Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431410163
ISBN
9781431410163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Leila Mashal, a medical doctor trained at Wits, has taken up politics. Her platform is a single issue: freedom. In declaring her candidacy, she wishes to make public her belief that 'while South Africans hold the vote, they don't hold the power'. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431408757
ISBN
9781431408757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. This delightful collection of humorous stories is set in the mythical village of Ystervarkrivier (Ace-Turf-Arc-Riff-Ear) - a forgotten outpost of the Drakeniqua Municipality, somewhere in South Africa. The village has a church, a bottle store and a golf course, but not necessarily in that order. Illustrator(s): Jack, Dr. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431407217
ISBN
9781431407217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405305
ISBN
9781431405305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. 452 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight: 616.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405084
ISBN
9781431405084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. Amateur detection is not as straightforward as books and movies suggest - and in South Africa xenophobia and racism complicate the issues even more. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358. 260 pages. Amateur detection is not as straightforward as books and movies suggest - and in South Africa xenophobia and racism complicate the issues even more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405046
ISBN
9781431405046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. 196 pages. Alma Nel leaves her home on the edge of the Kalahari to retrieve the body of her gay son in Amsterdam. Driven by guilt and grief, she resolves to reconstruct Staal's life and the events leading up to his death, undertaking a bizarre quest in a strange and surreal world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 15. Weight: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402687
ISBN
9781431402687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Pogroms and the Holocaust, xenophobia and the Bush War provide the backdrop for Illuminating Love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314. 272 pages. Pogroms and the Holocaust, xenophobia and the Bush War provide the backdrop for Illuminating Love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 136 x 210 x 20. Weight: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402670
ISBN
9781431402670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. 132 pages. Kid Moses takes us on an intimate journey through the hustle and violence of the streets of Dar es Salaam where Moses scrapes out a meagre existence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 10. Weight: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402656
ISBN
9781431402656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

paperback. The author narrates the political career of Dr Salman Khan who, from his position as Minister of Education in the South African Cabinet, is transferred to the Prison Services Portfolio. This 'fall' sets in motion a train of events. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Picador Africa South Africa
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780958470865
ISBN
9780958470865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AB; FA. Dimension: 201 x 133 x 8. Weight: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Central
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957164420
ISBN
9780957164420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stork Press Ltd
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957132641
ISBN
9780957132641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314. 222 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 17. Weight: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Central Books
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956896971
ISBN
9780956896971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214. 176 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Central Books
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956660275
ISBN
9780956660275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ward Wood Publishing England
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956660251
ISBN
9780956660251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 147 x 21. Weight: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ward Wood Publishing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956660206
ISBN
9780956660206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Al Nasir, Malik. Series: Fiction series. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
FORE-WORD Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954886721
ISBN
9780954886721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. 272 pages. Editor(s): Robson, Cheryl. Grace Fry, bold and beautiful Minister for Women, discovers a plot to suppress the truth by means of spin, murder and manipulation. With her own life in danger, will she dare to speak out or be seduced by the promise of a post at the top table?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954691219
ISBN
9780954691219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

paperback. Illustrator(s): West, Roland. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7ill.M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fox Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954362713
ISBN
9780954362713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954233068
ISBN
9780954233068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

paperback. Tells a love story of a young woman, living in the ultra-orthodox community in Jerusalem. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child in ten years of marriage, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Does she dare to tell the truth - or will she let her beloved husband, the son of the Rabbi, marry another? Translator(s): Newby, Karen. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953675784
ISBN
9780953675784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

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