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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. This volume follows the hapless, albeit hilarious, adventures of Menachem-Mendl, a dreamy optimist who travels to New York and across Eastern Europe in search of an elusive fortune at the approach of World War I. His wife and children are left behind in the shtetl of Kasrilevka. Translator(s): Shevrin, Aliza. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 418 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606772
ISBN
9780815606772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. This novel of the harem, originally published in 1958, is a dramatisation of a piece of Egyptian feminine and feminist history. Set at the turn of the century, when Egyptian women were struggling to come forward, it tells the story of life behind the veil and of one woman's rebellion against it. Translator(s): Atiya, Nayra. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815602804
ISBN
9780815602804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.64

Hardcover. Translator(s): McCormick, Robert H. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936468
ISBN
9780813936468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.46

Paperback. Here, translated into modern English, are the works of literature, history, science, oratory, and philosophy that constitute the mainstream of Roman thought and continue to influence world civilizations. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1952
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299808969
ISBN
9780299808969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. "This edition is wonderfully rich. It is a pleasure to know that the text that made Opie's reputation in her own day is back in print and prepared by such able hands." -- Christine M. Cooper, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Editor(s): King, Shelley; Pierce, John B. Num Pages: 377 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111872
ISBN
9781551111872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780912646985
ISBN
9780912646985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655994
ISBN
9780875655994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 393 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655697
ISBN
9780875655697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.77

Paperback. Series: Texas Tradition. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655505
ISBN
9780875655505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655451
ISBN
9780875655451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.94

Paperback. "Thirteen stories from the Lone Star State"--Cover. Num Pages: 177 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655130
ISBN
9780875655130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655086
ISBN
9780875655086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJW; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655055
ISBN
9780875655055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654362
ISBN
9780875654362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. Centers on a fictitious Texas county that embraces its legends, but not its actual history. This book exposes shared myths as lies and the truth, lacking all comfort. It paints a portrait of the denizens of the county who tacitly embrace the legend as all too human and all too frail. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653891
ISBN
9780875653891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.83

Hardcover. To make ends meet Sylvia takes on a boarder in her husband Georgie Karacek's absence. When Georgie's epilepsy comes to light, he is discharged from the army. He suspects that his bride and the boarder are lovers. But wartime conditions explode into rioting, and that uproar puts them at odds with the town when Georgie helps a black friend flee. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653624
ISBN
9780875653624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.38

Hardcover. Late in life, Clayton Elliot faces long-deferred hard choices. Circumstances force him to bury his recently deceased wife, Adelita, in the little West Texas border town of Solitario instead of next to their three-year-old daughter on their hardpan ranch. To pay for Adelita's cancer treatments, Clayton sold this ranchland to water developers. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653563
ISBN
9780875653563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.61

Paperback. Features Noah, a plantation slave who escapes and makes his way to the Union forces and, finally, Texas, where he establishes a small ranch, runs a few cattle, and, with wife Nelly, begins to raise a family. But Noah, who has taken the name Freeman and named his ranch Free Land, cannot leave his past behind. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653341
ISBN
9780875653341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. Cile Tate is leaving her Presbyterian preacher husband to return to the early love of her life, Drew Williams. When Cile decides to leave Eben Tate, she is amazed that he announces her abandonment of him and their two daughters from his pulpit. All this makes Cile a fallen woman in the eyes of the church members and the citizens of Waco. Series: Texas Tradition Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653310
ISBN
9780875653310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Series: Texas Tradition Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652849
ISBN
9780875652849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.90

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