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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. "Set in the Midwest, One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist tells the stories of everyday, blue-collar workers with dark humor and a gritty, experimental style, revealing the absurdity of the daily grind and its crushing reality" -- Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803288546
- ISBN
- 9780803288546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Offers three tales that feature a commanding female protagonist trapped in her place of origin, neither able nor wanting to escape from the home that gave her life but which now threatens to destroy her. This title presents personal images of utopia, the importance of heritage, and the necessity of burying the dead to approach the future. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 123 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289529
- ISBN
- 9780803289529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
Paperback. Tells of a long-ago Christmas in western Nebraska, when Mari Sandoz's father's house was filled with good music. But, the entire family soon entered into the holiday spirit, as neighbors arrived to feast and dance and enjoy musical selections ranging from Lucia di Lammermoor to Casey at the Telephone. Even old enmities dissolved under the spell. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3887 x 2744 x 6. Weight in Grams: 57.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 36
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292420
- ISBN
- 9780803292420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.97
€ 10.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804009577
- ISBN
- 9780804009577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.92
€ 20.99
€ 20.92
Hardback. As a serial killer stalks prostitutes in Columbus, Ohio, a distraught brother asks private investigator Andy Hayes to find his sister before it's too late. In a deadly race against time, Andy soon learns he's not the only person hunting Jessica Byrnes, but he may be the only one who wants her alive. Series: Andy Hayes Mysteries. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804011884
- ISBN
- 9780804011884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.82
€ 29.82
Paperback. Although everything in this imaginative and compelling biography of the martyred Chilean President Salvador Allende is solidly based on fact, it is cast in the form of a novel by the author, who was a close friend and longtime colleague of Allende. Editor(s): Alegria, Fernando. Translator(s): Janney, Frank. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723268
- ISBN
- 9780804723268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. A collection of short stories depicting and analyzing key issues in America's "New Gilded Age" Editor(s): Martin, Wendy, Ph.D.; Tichi, Cecelia. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796283
- ISBN
- 9780814796283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, 28ill.1M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816613069
- ISBN
- 9780816613069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.07
€ 24.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Translator(s): MacGillivray, Catherine A.F. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC; DSK; FA; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816621170
- ISBN
- 9780816621170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780816698974
- ISBN
- 9780816698974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
Hardcover. Includes memoirs that are the reminiscences of author's adventures in seeking out, collecting, and reading old and rare books, along with reflections upon time, memory, and other mysteries. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821409374
- ISBN
- 9780821409374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. The target of intense critical comment when it was first published in 1927, Arrogant Beggar s scathing attack on charity-run boardinghouses remains one of Anzia Yezierska s most devastating works of social criticism. Translator(s): Whittaker, V. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317494
- ISBN
- 9780822317494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. A composite novel written by 12 authors, including Henry James, William Dean Howells, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The introduction presents an account of the creation of the novel, and June Howard offers additional context and critical perspective. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 56. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press London
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328384
- ISBN
- 9780822328384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Roberto Arlt (1900-1942), celebrated in Argentina for his tragicomic, punch-in-the-jaw writing during the 1920s and 1930s, was a forerunner of Latin American "boom" and "postboom" novelists such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende. This title presents a set against the chaotic background of Buenos Aires in the early twentieth century. Translator(s): Aynesworth, Michele McKay. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329404
- ISBN
- 9780822329404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. With truth impossible to disentangle from invention, Tobias Hecht followed the lead of Verissimo, his would-be informant, creating characters, rendering a tale that didn't happen but that might have, probing at what it means to translate a life into words. This book is a tribute to and reinterpretation of the Latin American testimonio genre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337881
- ISBN
- 9780822337881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Considered by many the quintessential novel of the Cuban Revolution, this is the first book by the Cuban writer and filmmaker Jesús Diaz (1941-2002) to appear in English. Translator(s): Ross, Kathleen. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822338444
- ISBN
- 9780822338444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. A novel packed with telling details and anecdotes about life in contemporary India, set in the rural villages of Bihar and the metropolises of Bombay and Delhi. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 18. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346821
- ISBN
- 9780822346821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardback. The author was arguably the best-known and most influential writer in the former East Germany. In this title, she revisits her stay at a tuberculosis hospital in the winter of 1946, a real-life event that was the inspiration for the closing scenes of her 1976 novel Patterns of Childhood. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421869
- ISBN
- 9780857421869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
hardcover. Tells a story that centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest. The girls are inseparable, and both their lives have been shattered by the horror of rape. Translator(s): Ball, David; Ball, Nicole. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780857421890
- ISBN
- 9780857421890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.63
€ 27.99
€ 22.63
Hardback. The day after his ninety-fourth birthday, a man is sitting in a beautiful garden. It is a paradise where he often played during his childhood, and it is here that he is recording the story of his adventures with Mr Adamson. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780857422323
- ISBN
- 9780857422323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20