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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A collection of Vargas Llosa's short fiction whose domain is the Peru of male youth and machismo, where life's dramas play themselves out on the soccer field, on the dance floor and on street corners. The author has published many novels, including "The Storyteller". Translator(s): Kolovakos, Gregory; Christ, Ronald J. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 133. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0010097
- ISBN
- 9780571162123
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. 1936: London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson. But the king is not the only member of the aristocracy with a hard decision to make. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic descendent of a wealthy land-owning family, is anxiously awaiting the reading of his late uncle's will. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552777407
- ISBN
- 9780552777407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.01
€ 15.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Uma, the plain, spinster daughter of a close-knit Indian family, is trapped at home, smothered by her overbearing parents and their traditions, unlike her ambitious younger sister Aruna, who brings off a 'good' marriage, and brother Arun, the disappointing son and heir who is studying in America. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on edges and ffep and minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0008702
- ISBN
- 9780099289630
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. After Rufus Scott, an embittered and unemployed black jazz-musician commits suicide, his sister Ida and old friend Vivaldo become lovers. Yet their feelings for each other are complicated by Rufus's friends, especially the homosexual actor Eric Jones who has been Vivaldo's lover. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141186375
- ISBN
- 9780141186375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. A global phenomenon, The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780722532935
- ISBN
- 9780722532935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.57
€ 11.99
€ 9.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226988
- ISBN
- 9781583226988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. The Internal Revenue Service Regional Examination Centre in Peoria, Illinois, 1985. Here the workers fight a never-ending war against the urgency of their own boredom. Here then, squeezed between the trivial and the quotidian, lies all human life. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141046730
- ISBN
- 9780141046730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.53
€ 16.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, and a consumate musician. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 400. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- SKU
- KKD0011027
- ISBN
- 9780749397548
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. When the spoilt and haughty Dona Constanza tries to divert a river to fill her swimming pool, she starts a running battle with the locals. The skirmishes are so severe that the Government dispatches a squadron of soldiers led by the fat, brutal and stupid Figueras to deal with them. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0011028
- ISBN
- 9780749391300
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Tokyo, January 26th, 1948. As the third year of the US Occupation of Japan begins, a man enters a downtown bank. He speaks of an outbreak of dysentery and says he is a doctor, sent by the Occupation authorities. Clear liquid is poured into sixteen teacups. Sixteen employees of the bank drink this liquid according to strict instructions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232031
- ISBN
- 9780571232031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 44. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553382167
- ISBN
- 9780553382167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.37
€ 27.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Enthralling, unusual and richly textured, The Moonlit Cage is a thrillingly realistic evocation of a lost world. It is a novel you will never forget. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755328567
- ISBN
- 9780755328567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Jackie Collins' most outrageous, erotically charged New York Times bestseller is a sexy, shattering roller-coaster thrill ride! Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849836418
- ISBN
- 9781849836418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. The remarkable new novel from the bestselling author of Everything and Nothing is a warm and heartbreaking tale of three generations of women. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007487813
- ISBN
- 9780007487813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. The first novel in the wonderful Beckman trilogy talkes a girl from the back streets of Lambeth to the salons of Mayfair in the 1920s. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340708330
- ISBN
- 9780340708330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. A light, fun romantic comedy with a needle-sharp edge, from bestselling chick lit writer Chrissie Manby. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340937044
- ISBN
- 9780340937044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Journey from modern Manhattan to the country houses of 1950s England in this sweeping, heartbreaking novel laced with intrigue, tragedy and a secret love buried in time. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755383566
- ISBN
- 9780755383566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742370057
- ISBN
- 9781742370057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Hardcover. Mingling fact and fiction, science and personal record, history and anecdote, the author uses his training as an industrial chemist and the terrible years he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz to illuminate the human condition. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; FA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857152180
- ISBN
- 9781857152180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.58
€ 16.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. The perfect couple. The perfect French farmhouse. Plan A is the perfect life. But then there's the other.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 298. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0018112
- ISBN
- 9780755325429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99