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Paperback. Contains five plays by the British-born Jewish playwright and author, Wolf Mankowitz. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 175
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840026993
- ISBN
- 9781840026993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. 110.pp.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Mayflower
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- n.i.
- SKU
- KHS1001810
- ISBN
- 9780583117975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 148.pp. Some browning to pages.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KHS1001763
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 9.99€ 4.99
€ 9.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The third volume in Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Num Pages: 397 pages, 1 b&w line. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002011
- ISBN
- 9780413744203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435901714
- ISBN
- 9780435901714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback. Based on real events that took place in Oyo, the ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka's play tells how Simon Pilkings, a well-meaning District Officer, intervenes to prevent the ritual suicide of the Yoruba chief, Elesin. This Student Edition includes a full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413695505
- ISBN
- 9780413695505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.46
€ 15.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. Reprint edition. Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. In this volume the plays are all concerned with the spiritual and the social; with belief and ritual as integrating forces for social cohesion. Whether considering the corruption of urban life or the power of superstition. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Oxford U Press London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192811363
- ISBN
- 9780192811363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Set in the Yoruba village of Ilunjinle, this is one of the popular plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. The theme of this play is how the lion hunts the Jewel. The main characters of this play are Sidi (the Jewel), 'a true village belle' and Baroka (the Lion), the crafty Bale of the village, Lakunle, the young teacher, and more. Series: Three Crowns Books. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199110834
- ISBN
- 9780199110834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.12
€ 15.12
Hardback. Provides a unique insight into the pivotal themes, both political and cultural, which have shaped 20th century state and society. There is detailed consideration of the works of leading figures in art, literature, politics and scholarship. Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760575
- ISBN
- 9781780760575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 59.81
€ 65.13
€ 59.81
Paperback. The powerful and bestselling memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. Made into a Bafta and Oscar-winning film. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1DVP; AVH; AVRG; BGFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753814055
- ISBN
- 9780753814055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529653
- ISBN
- 9780714529653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.54
€ 24.99
€ 21.54
Hardcover. Dustwrapper worn, name on endpaper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1942
- SKU
- KTK0094230
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. A collection of poems which includes the text of "View With a Grain of Sand" and 64 additional translations, as well as the author's Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Translator(s): Baranczak, Stanislaw; Cavanagh, Clare. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571196685
- ISBN
- 9780571196685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.44
€ 20.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska draws us in with her unexpected, unassuming humour. Her elegant, precise poems pose questions we never thought to ask. Carefully edited by her long time, award winning translator, Clare Cavanagh, the poems in Map trace Szymborska's work until her death in 2012. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 45. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544705159
- ISBN
- 9780544705159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Features seventy poems that are among the largest and most representative offering of Wislawa Szymborska's work with particular emphasis on the period since 1967. Describing Szymborka's poetry, this book shows that her verse is marked by high seriousness, delightful inventiveness, a prodigal imagination, and enormous technical skill. Editor(s): Kruyski, Magnus J.; Maguire, Robert A. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691013800
- ISBN
- 9780691013800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
paperback. A collection of poems by Wislawa Szymborska. It features twenty-seven poems. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780547592091
- ISBN
- 9780547592091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. This collection of Szymborska's work reveals her to be concerned with the unglamorized actualities of the human condition. She is one of a generation of Polish poets which witnessed the years of Soviet oppression and spoke for the feelings of the Polish people. Translator(s): Baranczak, Stanislaw; Cavanagh, Clare. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571191635
- ISBN
- 9780571191635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.79
€ 18.99
€ 13.79
Paperback. While the structure and themes of the "Divine Comedy" are defined by the narrative of a spiritual pilgrimage guided by Christian truth, this work reveals that Dante's engagement with the great Latin poets Vergil, Ovid, Lucan, and Statius constitutes a complementary narrative centered on psychological and artistic self-discovery. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044121
- ISBN
- 9780268044121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. This is the first book systematically to analyze Kirk Douglas' and Stanley Kubrick's depiction of the slave revolt led by Spartacus from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405131810
- ISBN
- 9781405131810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.28
€ 46.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620555
- ISBN
- 9780816620555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615578
- ISBN
- 9780691615578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.89
€ 42.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. Ludwig Tieck's 1797 rewriting of Charles Perrault's famous Bluebeard tale (1697) explicitly claims to be an "arabesque" book "without any sense and coherence." The author's close reading of this capricious narrative, based on Kant's theory of what it means to produce nonsense, reveals a specifically Romantic type of nonsense. Translator(s): Pickford, Henry. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729529
- ISBN
- 9780804729529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. A compendium of never-before-collected quotations from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Christopher Hitchens on hundreds of subjects Editor(s): Mann, Windsor. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456. From Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens. 336 pages. Editor(s): Mann, Windsor. A compendium of quotes of number 1 "New York Times" bestselling author Christopher Hitchens. Drawn from his many TV appearances, debates, lectures, interviews, articles, and books, it is arranged alphabetically by subject, from Atheism to Alcoholism, Mother Teresa to George Orwell, Islamofacism to Iraq, Smoking to Sex, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNJ. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 26. Weight: 440.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306819582
- ISBN
- 9780306819582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.33
€ 23.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. Key topics in important German medieval work surveyed and reassessed. Editor(s): McConnell, Winder. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134592
- ISBN
- 9781571134592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 41.99
€ 44.99
€ 41.99