×


 x 

Shopping cart

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Results 15049 - 15072 of 15644

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles. A microcosm of Columbian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book and only Aureliano Buendia can fathom its mysteries and reveal its shrouded destiny. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Num Pages: 432 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141184999
ISBN
9780141184999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A novel that immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family - Pauline, Cholly, Sam and Pecola - in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unlovely and unloved, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those of her privileged white schoolfellows. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099759911
ISBN
9780099759911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. "Endlessly powerful.. Here is one you should not miss, a gratifying feast in lush, lyrical, and full-throated form."-NPR.org Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491948
ISBN
9781631491948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871409577
ISBN
9780871409577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.70

Hardcover. Celebrate "an authentic American genius" (Gore Vidal) in James Purdy's first complete short story collection. Num Pages: 752 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
First Edition ~1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406699
ISBN
9780871406699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.05

Hardcover. A teenage girl and her unraveling family travel cross-country in preparation for the Rapture in this radiant, highly anticipated debut. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871405883
ISBN
9780871405883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222709
ISBN
9780811222709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Translator(s): Creswell, Robyn. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780811220361
ISBN
9780811220361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Broomfield, Andrew. Series: New Directions Pearls. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 117 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811219426
ISBN
9780811219426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Translator(s): Kriss, David; Levenston, Edward A. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811214056
ISBN
9780811214056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.34

Paperback. In this long-awaited sequel to the legendary graphic novel Kings in Disguise, a young circus hand gets involved in dangerous underground activity. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351224
ISBN
9780393351224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. "[A] compelling debut.. Townsend's writing [is] full of fresh turns of phrase and keen insights."-Anaya Mathis, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350821
ISBN
9780393350821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. A dazzling collection about how the familiar can suddenly turn strange, for readers of Lydia Davis, George Saunders, and Karen Russell. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350531
ISBN
9780393350531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. "Carries the flavor of the old world, its underlying ferocity leavened by a lyrical mysticism.. Her prose is transcendent."-Washington Post Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350234
ISBN
9780393350234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346770
ISBN
9780393346770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Contemporary short stories enacting giddy, witty revenge on the documents that define and dominate our lives. Editor(s): Shields, David; Vollmer, Matthew. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393341959
ISBN
9780393341959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246291
ISBN
9780851246291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series: New Directions Pearls. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 116 x 177 x 7. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
73
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811219471
ISBN
9780811219471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. Young rural widow Nasula suffers years of economic hardship, dreaming of a better life for her daughter. She goes to Lusaka to sell her last sack of highly sought-after Mbala beans, but in the city finds herself exposed to new and predatory dangers. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435912024
ISBN
9780435912024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist delivers "an astonishing literary achievement" (Anthony Gottlieb, The Economist). Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339703
ISBN
9780393339703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Paula Spencer begins on the eve of Paula's forty-eighth birthday. She hasn't had a drink for four months and five days. Her youngest children, Jack and Leanne, are still living with her. They're grand kids, but she worries about Leanne. Paula still works as a cleaner. This work shows the inner life of this battered house-cleaner. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501374
ISBN
9780099501374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Jane hasn't lived anywhere longer than six months since her son was born five years ago. She keeps moving in an attempt to escape her past. Now the idyllic seaside town of Pirriwee has pulled her to its shores and Jane finally feels like she belongs. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781405916363
ISBN
9781405916363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Tells the story of the legendary road trip that Jack Kerouac took before the publication of "On the Road", told through the persona of Jack Duluoz and accompanied by his thinly-disguised Beat cohorts Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and William Burroughs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198262
ISBN
9780141198262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn't leaving the Blackwoods alone. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141191454
ISBN
9780141191454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!