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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. This novel is set in the Lone Star State during the Cold War at the beginning of the 1960s. The post-war generation is in a frenzy of high living and profligate spending. The characters here are all caught in this brave new world: some are the princes of prosperity, others are the victims of it. Series: Texas Tradition Series. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652337
ISBN
9780875652337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842361934
ISBN
9780842361934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.61

Paperback. A novel of social protest chronicling the lives of the Youngblood family and their friends in Crossroads, Georgia from the turn of the 20th century to the Great Depression. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322018
ISBN
9780820322018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.17

Paperback. First published in 1926, this somewhat avant-garde, semi-autobiographical novel is about Atlantan Katharine Faraday, who, after numerous anguishing relations with men, chooses a career and independence over marriage and motherhood. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820305264
ISBN
9780820305264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.21

Paperback. In this harrowing novel, a young Moroccan bookseller is falsely accused of being involved in jihadist activities. Drugged and carried off the street, Hamuda is "extraordinarily rendered" to a prison camp in an unknown location where he is interrogated and subjected to various methods of torture. Translator(s): Allen, Roger. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610472
ISBN
9780815610472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.13

Hardcover. A collection of translated richly constructed stories that beautifully illustrate the intersecting worlds of Russian, Jewish and American lives Editor(s): Shrayer, Maxim. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610335
ISBN
9780815610335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.52

Paperback. The evocative story of three Iraqi characters who have all come from Basra to Amman to escape the atrocities of Saddam Hussein's oppression and wars Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609957
ISBN
9780815609957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.25

Hardcover. A novel that follows the parallel lives of a transplanted Austrian woman, who has made Iran her home, and her grandson, Nuri, who desperately misses his mother but hides his longing behind a veneer of teenage bravado. Translator(s): Rahimieh, Nasrin. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609339
ISBN
9780815609339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Hardcover. A collection of stories that reveal one woman's exploration of identity, finding it in both the sweeping backdrop of Egyptian history and the quotidian exchanges with friends and family. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 176 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609216
ISBN
9780815609216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.38

Hardcover. Offers a portrait of a marginalized Egyptian community, bringing to life the absurd and tragic characters who occupy the margins of society while paying tribute to a historical Cairene neighborhood. This novel reveals a social climate where ruthlessness and goodness seem almost indistinguishable and humanity is on display in all its rich variety. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608523
ISBN
9780815608523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.79

The fable has a 3000-year-old tradition in Jewish literature, going back to the Bible and the Talmud. It was not until the advent of the illustrious poet and fabulist Eliezer Shtaynbarg that fable writing in Yiddish was honed to perfection. This text is devoted to Shtaynbarg's work. Illustrator(s): Craft, Dana. Translator(s): Leviant, Curt. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ACY; DQ; FA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607182
ISBN
9780815607182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. The author of Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman comes forward to tell the story. Translator(s): Gorelick, Ted. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 192 pages, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606345
ISBN
9780815606345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Presents a collection of short stories written by some of Michigan's most well-known fiction writers. This collection of twenty-two short stories serves as a celebration not only of the tenth anniversary of the Made in Michigan Writers Series in 2016 but also of the rich history of writing and storytelling in the region. Editor(s): Delp, Michael; Liebler, M. L. Series: Made in Michigan Writers Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814341940
ISBN
9780814341940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Triquarterly
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810150676
ISBN
9780810150676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 330. 352 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 23. Weight: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764202629
ISBN
9780764202629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486471396
ISBN
9780486471396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486431680
ISBN
9780486431680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.62

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
Unabridged
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486421223
ISBN
9780486421223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.64

Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486414089
ISBN
9780486414089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.25

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 79 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
79
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486413037
ISBN
9780486413037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.14

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