Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that the inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music, the author of this book mixes high and low culture in his 'tales of ordinary madness'. These are angry yet tender, humorous and haunting portrayals of life in the underbelly of Los Angeles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513873
- ISBN
- 9780753513873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847088932
- ISBN
- 9781847088932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Includes stories such as: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, The Cut-Glass Bowl, May Day, The Rich Boy, Crazy Sunday, An Alcoholic Case, The Lees of Happiness, The Lost Decade and Babylon Revisited. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262128
- ISBN
- 9781853262128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.31
€ 6.31
Paperback. Bestselling chick lit writer Chris Manby's romantic comedy takes a look at the bitch-slapping world of the D-list celebrity. Num Pages: 320 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KSG0011765
- ISBN
- 9780340937013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As the youngest student to be admitted to Bergen's prestigious Writing Academy, Karl Ove arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of his youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and cliched, and his social efforts are a dismal failure. He drowns his shame in drink and rock music. Translator(s): Bartlett, Don. Series: Knausgaard. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099590187
- ISBN
- 9780099590187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Peggy Kirkpatrick has been talking about a baby called Eleanor. But no one has heard of Eleanor, and Peggy has dementia. She gets confused and most of the time she doesn't make any sense, except to her granddaughter, Aggie. Determined to unravel the mystery of Peggy's past, Aggie begins to search. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099575849
- ISBN
- 9780099575849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
€ 11.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. * Paperback reissue of a modern classic, Iain Banks' WALKING ON GLASS, inexorably powerful' - OBSERVER Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349139203
- ISBN
- 9780349139203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Do you know what your neighbours get up to behind closed doors? And more to the point, do you want to know? 'The Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia is a darkly comic portrayal of marriage, relationships, neighbours and suburbia. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 312. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTM0000637
- ISBN
- 9780007232321
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Francis and Diana, two scientists investigating a lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of a youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032986
- ISBN
- 9780141032986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953478002
- ISBN
- 9780953478002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.17
€ 23.99
€ 19.17
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307405975
- ISBN
- 9780307405975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.64
€ 15.99
€ 15.64
Hardback. A heartwrenching and tense drama about a troubled family, who give up everything to join an experimental 'family camp' - with life-changing consequences. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340978177
- ISBN
- 9780340978177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 14.67
€ 24.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. Rachel Walsh has a pair of size 8 feet and such a fondness for recreational drugs that her family has forked out the cash for a spell in Cloisters - Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She's only agreed to her incarceration because she's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall jacuzzis, and it's about time she had a holiday. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241958438
- ISBN
- 9780241958438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. Perec was a leading exponent of French literary surrealism who found humour - and pathos - in the human need for classification. Thoughts of Sorts is itself unclassifiable, a unique collection of philosophical riffs on his obsession with lists, puzzles, catalogues, and taxonomies. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 216 pages, one - perec photo. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903007
- ISBN
- 9781907903007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Anton is a young Other owing allegiance to the Light. As a Night Watch agent he must patrol the streets and metro of the city, protecting ordinary people from the vampires and magicians of the Dark. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099489924
- ISBN
- 9780099489924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A visceral, moving, haunting English-language debut on illness, the body, and human relationships by one of Chile's brightest young authors Translator(s): McDowell, Megan. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Publisher
- Deep Vellum Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941920244
- ISBN
- 9781941920244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.04
€ 16.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons - as long as Jim can stave off the unwelcome advances of fellow lecturer Margaret, survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch's, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie England'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182599
- ISBN
- 9780141182599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. Lawrence is known mainly as a novelist and poet but he was also the author of many short stories and novellas. Bringing together all his shorter fiction, this volume makes it possible to survey his entire writing career. Stories include "The Prussian Officer" and "The Virgin and the Gypsy". Num Pages: 1397 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 1397
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151800
- ISBN
- 9781857151800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83
Paperback. Three young firefighters must find matching sets of buttons to complete their costumes for a parade, but should they sort them by shape, color, or size?. Illustrator(s): Lum, Bernice. Series: MathStart 1. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: FA; PB; YBC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 251 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060001209
- ISBN
- 9780060001209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.86
€ 8.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061763496
- ISBN
- 9780061763496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.85
€ 16.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: FA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307539
- ISBN
- 9780764307539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241969816
- ISBN
- 9780241969816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2007 RNA Novel of the Year award, the author of the bestselling SHIP OF BRIDES returns with a stunning and emotionally fulfilling novel. Num Pages: 416 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340895931
- ISBN
- 9780340895931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Muriel Spark's stunning debut novel Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085538
- ISBN
- 9781844085538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04