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Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509826612
ISBN
9781509826612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.54

hardcover. As for Sinclair Ross is the story of a remarkable writer whose works continue to challenge us and are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 350 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802043887
ISBN
9780802043887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

hardcover. Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography is the story of a distinguished writer whose works are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780802087416
ISBN
9780802087416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Paperback. The first comprehensive treatment of Louise Erdrich's writing in all its diversity. This book offers searching analysis of the common themes and contexts across Erdrich's poetry, prose, memoirs, and children's fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719074271
ISBN
9780719074271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.03

Paperback. Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Series: Cambridge Contexts in Literature. Num Pages: 130 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSB; YQC. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 202. Series: Cambridge Contexts in Literature. 128 pages, 1 colour book. Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSB; YQC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 7. Weight: 216.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521753722
ISBN
9780521753722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.21

Paperback. This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining how their drastic visions and radical styles challenged postwar America's dominant values in ways that can still be felt in literature, cinema, music, theatre, and the visual arts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199796779
ISBN
9780199796779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.10

Paperback. Examines Bukowski's writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle. This book explores the effect the writer's hybrid identity had on the themes and content of his work. It catalogues and dissects the many versions of Bukowski created by the writer and his followers. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230238
ISBN
9781780230238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. A Few Things You Should Know About the Weasel, by the poet-laureate of Santa Barbara, ranges through philosophy, art and history--both global and domestic--to skillfully chronicle the darkness that is our current age and condition, and the pinpricks of light that may show us the way out. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897231890
ISBN
9781897231890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Tour the sites of Rome with David Starkey's garrulous new guide to the Italian Renaissance in fifty pocket-sized poems. Num Pages: 96 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
69
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927428207
ISBN
9781927428207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. The Worlds of Carol Shields is the first book to examine Shields' extraordinary career and life through the lens both of close friends and of literary critics. Editor(s): Staines, David. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Ottawa Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776622064
ISBN
9780776622064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207876
ISBN
9780253207876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333306314
ISBN
9780333306314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349044177
ISBN
9781349044177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226759463
ISBN
9780226759463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. A book about homicide detectives by an American writer, which is based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 44. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Canons Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782116301
ISBN
9781782116301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Kurt Vonnegut's darkly comic work became a symbol for the counterculture of a generation. From his debut novel,Player Piano (1951) through seminal 1960's novels such as Cat's Cradle (1963). This dynamic collection aims to re-evaluate Vonnegut's position as an integral part of the American post-war cannon of literature. Editor(s): Simmons, David. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120976
ISBN
9780230120976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.08

paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816621897
ISBN
9780816621897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Contemporary short stories enacting giddy, witty revenge on the documents that define and dominate our lives. Editor(s): Shields, David; Vollmer, Matthew. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393341959
ISBN
9780393341959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Questions every assumption we ever made about art, the novel, journalism, poetry, film, TV, rap, stand-up, graffiti, sampling, plagiarism, writing, and reading. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141049076
ISBN
9780141049076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. History (much like his contemporaries) has tended to judge Camus harshly--as mediocre philosopher, conflicted man of the left and, worst of all, apologist for French imperialism. Yet, as David Sherman argues in this rewarding new study, a sensitive reading of the entirety of Camus's writings reveals both a power and unity of philosophical purpose. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159319
ISBN
9781405159319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

In this collection of stories, love, talent and magic oppose - sometimes vanquish - anti-Semitism, totalitarianism and vulgarity. The Societ stories in the book work as narratives of everyday life, while the American stories offer a sense of an emigre's alienation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607649
ISBN
9780815607649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.91

Paperback. Poems that borrow from the lexicon of filmmaking to let us find some solace in our facades. Num Pages: 72 pages, port. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452745
ISBN
9781552452745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Examines the innovative and technically accomplished nature of Burns' poetry. This book features essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary culture. It demonstrates how Burns drew on Scottish vernacular traditions, English poetry and 18th-century sentimentalism to create his own, new kind of poetry. Editor(s): Sergeant, David; Stafford, Fiona. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748664887
ISBN
9780748664887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. It conveys the scale and variety of science fiction and also shows how science fiction novels have been used as a means of debating cultural issues. Editor(s): Seed, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 246 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405184373
ISBN
9781405184373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.05

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