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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

paperback. The author narrates the political career of Dr Salman Khan who, from his position as Minister of Education in the South African Cabinet, is transferred to the Prison Services Portfolio. This 'fall' sets in motion a train of events. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Picador Africa South Africa
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780958470865
ISBN
9780958470865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. 132 pages. Kid Moses takes us on an intimate journey through the hustle and violence of the streets of Dar es Salaam where Moses scrapes out a meagre existence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 10. Weight: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402656
ISBN
9781431402656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Pogroms and the Holocaust, xenophobia and the Bush War provide the backdrop for Illuminating Love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314. 272 pages. Pogroms and the Holocaust, xenophobia and the Bush War provide the backdrop for Illuminating Love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 136 x 210 x 20. Weight: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402670
ISBN
9781431402670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. 196 pages. Alma Nel leaves her home on the edge of the Kalahari to retrieve the body of her gay son in Amsterdam. Driven by guilt and grief, she resolves to reconstruct Staal's life and the events leading up to his death, undertaking a bizarre quest in a strange and surreal world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 15. Weight: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402687
ISBN
9781431402687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Amateur detection is not as straightforward as books and movies suggest - and in South Africa xenophobia and racism complicate the issues even more. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358. 260 pages. Amateur detection is not as straightforward as books and movies suggest - and in South Africa xenophobia and racism complicate the issues even more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405046
ISBN
9781431405046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. 452 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight: 616.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405084
ISBN
9781431405084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405305
ISBN
9781431405305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. This delightful collection of humorous stories is set in the mythical village of Ystervarkrivier (Ace-Turf-Arc-Riff-Ear) - a forgotten outpost of the Drakeniqua Municipality, somewhere in South Africa. The village has a church, a bottle store and a golf course, but not necessarily in that order. Illustrator(s): Jack, Dr. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431407217
ISBN
9781431407217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Leila Mashal, a medical doctor trained at Wits, has taken up politics. Her platform is a single issue: freedom. In declaring her candidacy, she wishes to make public her belief that 'while South Africans hold the vote, they don't hold the power'. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431408757
ISBN
9781431408757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. The Story of Anna P is a sparse disturbing novel reflecting the past, present and future of a woman, Anna P, who lives on an island off the coast of Italy but can no longer remember how she got there. She comes from South Africa but has almost no memories of the place or people there. The only person she has any relationship with is a sex worker wh Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431410163
ISBN
9781431410163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Close to home is a suspenseful telling of mysterious happenings that take place among a circle of friends. When this circle of friends start off their university career as what seems to be ordinary and free from trouble, one of their classmates is found dead. The group becomes divided when debate arises around the cause of death. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431410712
ISBN
9781431410712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431424375
ISBN
9781431424375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Isabel Walker, a young, not-so-innocent, American abroad, arrives in Paris to find that her sister's French husband ('the frog prince') has just walked out. While Isabel embarks on her own sentimental education, her sister's marriage disintegrates into bitter Franco-American wrangles over money, titles and a mysterious painting. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099753919
ISBN
9780099753919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448. A Novel About the Saskatchewan Doctors Strike. 264 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552664827
ISBN
9781552664827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Publisher
Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665152
ISBN
9781552665152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 13. Weight: 306.
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665169
ISBN
9781552665169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Publisher
Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665497
ISBN
9781552665497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Publisher
Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665701
ISBN
9781552665701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

paperback. Winner of the 2014 Beacon Award for Social Justice Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Roseway Publishing Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667217
ISBN
9781552667217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672020
ISBN
9781583672020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

paperback. Foolish delusions is an adventure. Taking seriously the idea that writing can transform your life, the narrative works as a double helix. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jacana Media South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770090590
ISBN
9781770090590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770091016
ISBN
9781770091016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. 256 pages. Revelations, is a narrative journey undertaken by artists and modern-day warriors, who, after the liberation of South Africa, try to understand what was fought for, and why. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 214 x 148 x 17. Weight: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770098084
ISBN
9781770098084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

paperback. Big Dan's Sofie is a poignant tale of family and compassion against the setting of the woodcutter's lives in the Knysna forest. It tells the story of Sofie, a woman born into abject poverty with no prospect of marriage. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770098688
ISBN
9781770098688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

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