Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Thirty years on, Granta remains the world's most prestigious English-language magazine of new writing. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Granta Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905881239
- ISBN
- 9781905881239
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A family in exile from their home in old Beirut contends with claustrophobic conditions, recriminations, and unrealizable dreams of return. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866232
- ISBN
- 9780872866232
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.73
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Paperback. Pauline is spending the summer at World's End, a cottage somewhere in the middle of England. This year the adjoining cottage is occupied by her daughter Teresa and baby grandson Luke; and, of course, Maurice, the man Teresa married. As the hot months unfold, Maurice grows ever more involved in the book he is writing. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141196824
- ISBN
- 9780141196824
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
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Paperback. Early this century Enrico, a young intellectual, leaves the city of Gorizia with its abundant population and culture, to spend several years living on the Patagonian pampas, alone with his ancient Greek texts, his flocks and, every now and then, a woman. This is portrait of a world in ferment, a decaying empire, and a life-long search for meaning. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871321
- ISBN
- 9781784871321
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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Paperback. Ethan and Jorie, the perfect couple, have been married for 13 years, and are still very much in love. But 13 years ago, Ethan committed a brutal rape and murder. A young girl's phone call exposes him, and nothing will ever be the same for them again. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0245372
- ISBN
- 9780099429142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Ethan and Jorie, the perfect couple, have been married for 13 years, and are still very much in love. But 13 years ago, Ethan committed a brutal rape and murder. A young girl's phone call exposes him, and nothing will ever be the same for them again. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KRF0030946
- ISBN
- 9780099429142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. It is 1995 and Noa and Amir have decided to move in together. Noa is studying photography in Jerusalem and Amir is a psychology student in Tel Aviv, so they choose a tiny flat in a village called El-Kastel. Noa and Amir's flat is separated from that of their landlords, by a thin wall, but on each side we find a completely different world. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099507673
- ISBN
- 9780099507673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KRF0024334
- ISBN
- 9781846550089
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Akashic Books New York
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KRS0018306
- ISBN
- 9781888451849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
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Paperback. A collection of short fiction that is written by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241969137
- ISBN
- 9780241969137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
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Paperback. Once upon a time there was a Persian prince. The prince had many brothers, for his father had married over a thousand wives, but Prince Naser alone stood to inherit the kingdom. As the prince ascends to the throne we lurk in his shadow to overhear the whispered intrigues and plotting of bloody battles. Translator(s): Flier, Nancy Forest-. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857862969
- ISBN
- 9780857862969
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Paul O'Rourke - dentist extraordinaire, reluctant New Yorker, avowed atheist, and a connoisseur of the afternoon mochaccino - is a man out of touch with modern life. While his dental practice occupies his days, his nights are filled with darker thoughts, as he alternately marvels at and rails against the optimism of the rest of humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047386
- ISBN
- 9780141047386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
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€ 20.31
Paperback. Good clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Number of pages
- 371
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KRF0002330
- ISBN
- 9780345334015
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Well read but in very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Number of pages
- 371
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KNH0007987
- ISBN
- 9780345334015
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Attic Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KST0007029
- ISBN
- 9781855941854
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. When his induction into the army is delayed, Joseph finds himself facing a year of idleness. This journal presents an account of his restless wanderings through Chicago's streets, his musings on the past, his psychological reaction to his inactivity while war rages around him, and his uneasy insights into the nature of freedom and choice. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188775
- ISBN
- 9780141188775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. Travelling backwards in time, the narrator tells the story of a love affair that had taken place before his own birth. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Scott-Moncrieff, C. K.; Enright, D.J. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099362210
- ISBN
- 9780099362210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099599630
- ISBN
- 9780099599630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
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Paperback. When the maidservant Auguste gives birth to her illegitimate daughter Magda, she feels burdened with a child she didn't want. The girl grows up to become an ambitious woman, desperate for love and recognition. The Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, appears to answer her need and together they have six children. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 118
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907773402
- ISBN
- 9781907773402
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a bright future. But there's no room for him in the 1980s and when his family starts to fracture, Mark's life swings out of control. The way out is heroin. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099535584
- ISBN
- 9780099535584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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€ 11.10