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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A novel about two men of the same age and with the same name: Joshua Cohen. The first Joshua is a writer whose keenly anticipated debut had the bad luck to be published on September 11, 2001. The other Joshua is the enigmatic billionaire Founder and CEO of the world's most profitable tech company. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099597384
ISBN
9780099597384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046914
ISBN
9780141046914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. A novel that tells the story of a grown man who runs away from home, and the adventures that befall him in his quest for a new lease of life. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 35. Weight in Grams: 238. Clean copy in good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KLJ0001821
ISBN
9780749318888
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Repack
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764203404
ISBN
9780764203404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016, The Sellout is the most important novel of 2016 Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786071460
ISBN
9781786071460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408868454
ISBN
9781408868454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484189
ISBN
9780099484189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. A woman must decide if her daughter's killer lives or dies. A gripping, emotive thriller from the author of The Moon Pool. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781856901
ISBN
9781781856901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. This shattering novel is filled with storytelling sleight of hand. What appears to be a story of mothers and daughters, of sisterhood put to the test, of adolescent love and grown-up misconduct, and of history's long reach, becomes a provocative and compelling exploration of America's failure to find a language to talk about race. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 38. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616206444
ISBN
9781616206444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155431
ISBN
9781903155431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228784
ISBN
9781583228784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. In Brasilia they're coming off their night shift, in Tokyo they're having their first whisky sours - that's what's happening elsewhere in the world when our hero wakes up. Together with his wife and dog, he lives at home with his parents. He has had the good education and, until recently, the good job. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539841
ISBN
9780099539841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Translator(s): Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670151
ISBN
9781908670151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. First published in 1977, this novel is based on the fairy story "The Fisherman and his Wife". Multi-layered and laced with poetry and humour, it analyzes the battle of the sexes. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749394851
ISBN
9780749394851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April. Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride's heart goes out to Gjorg, and even these 'civilised' strangers from the city risk becoming embroiled in the fatal mechanism of vendetta. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449874
ISBN
9780099449874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. The police were involved over the trouble. They had to be. 'I was just playing,' I told them, but that wasn't enough. They wanted to know what I understood by 'intent'. Donald Bailey is sixteen. He can't forget the trouble that happened when he was eight, when the police were called. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288557
ISBN
9780571288557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Tramp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
9780992817015
ISBN
9780992817015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.73

Paperback. An international bestseller. A charming and wonderful novel about a cat that brings joy into a couple's life. Translator(s): Selland, Eric. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447279402
ISBN
9781447279402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. 'So there I was, roysh, putting the 'in' in 'in crowd' .. But being a schools rugby legend has its downsides.' This is where it all began: the formation of the phenomenon that is Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. With a new introduction by Paul Howard, Ross's representative on, loike, earth? Illustrator(s): Clarke, Alan. Series: Ross O'Carroll Kelly. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847178404
ISBN
9781847178404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007532780
ISBN
9780007532780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. It's 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV, Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister, Abba is top of the pops, and in the small Yorkshire village of Ragley-on-the-Forest, Jack Sheffield returns for his third year as headmaster of the village school. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552157735
ISBN
9780552157735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. From the internationally acclaimed author of Purge comes a chillingly suspenseful, deftly woven novel that opens up a little-known yet still controversial chapter of history: the occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia during and after World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782391289
ISBN
9781782391289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Aidoo, Ama Ata. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954702366
ISBN
9780954702366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Little Lagoon United Kingdom
Number of pages
52
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953523108
ISBN
9780953523108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.17

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