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Paperback. Edward Said is one of the foremost thinkers writing today. His work as a literary and cultural critic, a political commentator, and the champion of the cause of Palestinian rights has given him a unique position in western intellectual life. This new book is a major exploration and assessment of his writings in all these main areas. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620190
ISBN
9780745620190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Paperback. A landmark collection of early English books, with many gorgeous illustrations Num Pages: 256 pages, 133 full-color photographs. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6782 x 5334 x 15. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075537
ISBN
9780252075537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. Features Dodie Smith, who was a playwright and novelist, and the author of various classics such as: The Hundred and One Dalmations, and I Capture the Castle. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951733
ISBN
9781845951733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Come and meet some wild men and tame beasts. Explore the fleeting moment and capture the passing of time in these portrait studies which document a year's journey. Num Pages: 141 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; AJC; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946487929
ISBN
9780946487929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

Hardback. This study of models of action seeks to respond to the loss of faith in political action that seems to predominate in Western societies, to the sense that there is nothing we can do to change the course of events, or that political action is ultimately useless, without effect in a world governed by independent political and economic laws. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733304
ISBN
9780804733304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.69

Paperback. Aims to probe beyond the perception of 'love and death' as a constant theme of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russian literature, examining what underlies the stereotype about the destructive power of romantic love and why Russian writers so willingly employ this cliche. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988962
ISBN
9780295988962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.15

Paperback. Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores nineteenth-century Italian sexualities from a variety of viewpoints, illuminating in particular personal and political relationships, same-sex desires, gender roles that defy societal norms, sexual behaviours of different classes and transnational encounters. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349484775
ISBN
9781349484775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.02

Paperback. A dazzling follow-up to the novel Faces in the Crowd, this collection of literary peregrinations around the margins of metropolitan life demonstrates Valeria Luiselli's equal virtuosity as a writer of non-fiction Translator(s): MacSweeney, Christina. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085191
ISBN
9781847085191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Victorian Poets: A Critical Reader features a collection of critical essays focusing on various aspects of Victorian-era poetry from the 1830s to the 1890s. Editor(s): Cunningham, Valentine. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199144
ISBN
9780631199144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Paperback. * Asks what literary criticism should do in the post--theory era. * Articulates the case for a theoretically aware but textually centred literary studies. * Controversial in its privileging of texts over readings and in its insistence on the rehumanisation of literary studies. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631221685
ISBN
9780631221685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

Paperback. The poetry of Valentine Ackland (1906-69) touches the twentieth century at key points. The poet who worked for the Red Cross during the Spanish Civil War lived to oppose the war in Vietnam. This book discusses each stage of Ackland's life, sets her work in context, and makes an important contribution to placing Ackland in twentieth-century poetry. Editor(s): Bingham, Frances. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857548761
ISBN
9781857548761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.37

Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) is the only Russian poet who has been taken seriously by Russian leaders. He is the most important poet Russia has produced in the second part of the twentieth century. This collection of interviews draws on eye-witness accounts of Brodsky's friends, publishers, editors, translators, and fellow poets. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana; Jones, Chris; Weissbort, Daniel. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 604 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843161
ISBN
9781934843161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.10

This book offers a fascinating record of conversations with poets of various nationalities about Joseph Brodsky. The collection combines biographical details with a new and authoritative interpretation of the poetics, style, and ideas of one of the most influential poets to emerge in post-Stalinist Russia. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana; Jones, Chris; Weissbort, Daniel. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843154
ISBN
9781934843154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.89
€ 121.36

Hardcover. New essays exploring the tension between the versions of the past in secret police files and the subjects' own personal memories-and creative workings-through-of events. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 2ACG; 3JJP; DSBH; HBTW; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139269
ISBN
9781571139269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.42

Hardcover. 80pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The Dolmen Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
SKU
KHS1003917
ISBN
9788510521260
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 125.00

paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSB; DSC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612938
ISBN
9781442612938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Paperback.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
nthposition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
9780954626815
ISBN
9780954626815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. New collection from well-loved and experimental Trinidadian poet, and 2014 Forward Prize judge Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784101688
ISBN
9781784101688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.80

Paperback. Used Copy. Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KDK0014627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From a master of the English language comes this astonishing collection of essays about reading, writing, and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522977
ISBN
9780330522977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. An astonishing selection of letters from V. S. Naipaul's formative years, rich with compassion, literary beauty and a genuine literary intent. Num Pages: 352 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522960
ISBN
9780330522960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. An astonishingly candid book from the Nobel Laureate about what has shaped his interpretation of literature and the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. An astonishingly candid book from the Nobel Laureate about what has shaped his interpretation of literature and the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KSG0006644
ISBN
9780330522984
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Used paperback in very good condition. Some light shelf wear. NAIPAUL
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRF0042747
ISBN
9780330485173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This collection of up to 50 poems translated from the original Tamil, comes with an afterword that will provide readers with the historical and political context of Sri Lanka's war, while also mapping literary developments during that period. Translator(s): Holmstrom, Lakshmi; Ebeling, Sascha. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138. .
Publisher
Arc Publications United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904614999
ISBN
9781904614999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

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