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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Right in the middle of everywhere, which could be anywhere. WWII has ended and the joyous transitions to peace are being - mostly - embraced. This book portrays characters ranging from Bobby Smith, the son of the well-known radio hostess Neighbour Dorothy, to the phenomena known as the Sunset Club, Dinner on the Ground and the Funeral King. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099448938
ISBN
9780099448938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

paperback. Summoning up more than 20 years of Japan's most dramatic history, the geisha's story uncovers a hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation. It moves from a small fishing village in 1929 to the glamorous and decadent Kyoto of the 30s and on to postwar New York. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy with some light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KTK0080838
ISBN
9780099771517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Grace Sachs, a happily married therapist with a young son, thinks she knows everything about women, men and marriage. She is about to publish a book called You Should Have Known, based on her pet theory: women don't value their intuition about what men are really like, leading to serious trouble later on. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571307531
ISBN
9780571307531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. A novel that is both a moving love story and a thought-provoking meditation upon the nature of painting. It is above all an exploration of what it means to be an artist in contemporary society. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571298754
ISBN
9780571298754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. When Euan and Ruth set off with their young daughter to live in Bahrain, it is meant to be an experience and adventure they will cherish. But on the night they arrive, Ruth discovers the truth behind the missionary work Euan has planned and feels her world start to crumble. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571270538
ISBN
9780571270538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.82

Paperback. Lying on a four-poster bed, unable to sleep, Mary Hooligan recounts (mis)adventures, courtships, and sexual encounters of the most transgressive kind, in a narrative voice of blistering originality. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571270293
ISBN
9780571270293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Since the publication of "Self-Help", her first collection of stories, Lorrie Moore has been hailed as one of the greatest and most influential voices in American fiction. This title gathers together her complete stories and also includes: "Paper Losses", "The Juniper Tree", and "Debarking". Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571239368
ISBN
9780571239368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.87

Paperback. January 1961, and the beaten, stabbed and strangled body of a nineteen year old Pearl Gambol is discovered, after a dance the previous night at the Newry Orange Hall. Returning from London to investigate the case, Detective Eddie McCrink soon suspects that their may be people wielding influence over affairs. Series: The Blue Trilogy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244. 298pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571237562
ISBN
9780571237562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. The remarkable debut novel from Khaled Hosseini, now out in paperback in a stunning new package Translator(s): Abdel Hamid, Ehab. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Edition
Arabic ed
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9789992178966
ISBN
9789992178966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811226608
ISBN
9780811226608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Silver, Katherine. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811219174
ISBN
9780811219174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811218009
ISBN
9780811218009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. In this heartbreakingly beautiful book of disillusioned intimacy and persistent yearning, beloved and celebrated author Andre Dubus III explores the bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in food and sex, work and love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348910
ISBN
9780393348910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. "A full-course meal, a rich, complex and memorable story that will leave you lingering gratefully at [Abu-Jaber's] table."-Ron Charles, Washington Post Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393342598
ISBN
9780393342598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. The fourth warm, witty and utterly enchanting instalment from 44 Scotland Street. Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120539
ISBN
9780349120539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Ollie Ewing is barely surviving. Back home in Sligo after 'a few experiences' in London, he collects trolleys in a supermarket car park and lives in a run-down house with a group of art students. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571281862
ISBN
9780571281862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.12

Paperback. In an old mansion in Cennethisar, a former fishing village near Istanbul, an old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren. She has lived in the village for decades. Now mostly bedridden, she is attended by her faithful servant Recep, a dwarf and the doctor's illegitimate son. Translator(s): Finn, Robert. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 27. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571275953
ISBN
9780571275953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Nariman Vakeel, a 79-year-old Parsi widower, beset by Parkinson's disease and haunted by memories of the past, lives in a once-elegant apartment with his two middle-aged stepchildren. When his condition worsens he is forced to take up residence with Roxana, his own daughter, her husband, Yezad, and their two young sons. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571230556
ISBN
9780571230556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571216529
ISBN
9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KRA0013040
ISBN
9781853714047
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. "[A] galloping great read; it's a violent, tender, terrifying, genuine work of art."-Porter Shreve, San Francisco Chronicle, front-page review Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491498
ISBN
9781631491498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Hardcover. For fans of Denis Johnson and Peter Matthiessen, a literary thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in American fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871408839
ISBN
9780871408839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.37

Paperback. A compelling argument about the origins of King Arthur wrapped in a brilliant novel. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348255
ISBN
9780393348255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 309 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781509806812
ISBN
9781509806812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.08

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