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Paperback. The four plays in this volume focus on the people and the place Fugard knows most intimately - Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Each explores a tense family situation or relationship against the background of wider suffering and tensions, engaging our sympathies for South Africans of all races. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192825292
ISBN
9780192825292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. A collection of five plays (one of them, "The Coat", published for the first time in the UK) drawing on black urban experience, conceived by the author in active collaboration with people from the townships of South Africa. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192829252
ISBN
9780192829252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFSP31; JHBK; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364829
ISBN
9781559364829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. A collection of drama texts by the South African playwright, director and actor, Athol Fugard. They include "The Road to Mecca", "A Place with the Pig" "My Children! My Africa!", "Playland" and "Valley Song". Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190935
ISBN
9780571190935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. This epistolary memoir rich with Athill's characteristic wit, humor, eleganceand honesty describes a warm, decades-long friendship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345490
ISBN
9780393345490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.09

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996205
ISBN
9780674996205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Hardcover. Describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996397
ISBN
9780674996397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.64

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996328
ISBN
9780674996328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996762
ISBN
9780674996762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. Describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. This work (which dates to the very end of the second century CE) includes information about different cuisines and foodstuffs, the music and entertainments that ornamented banquets, and the intellectual talk that was the heart of Greek conviviality. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 109 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996731
ISBN
9780674996731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996267
ISBN
9780674996267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. This work focuses on the centrality of illness - particularly psychosomatic illness - as an imaginative construct in Victorian culture, emphasising how it shaped the terms through which people perceived relationships between body and mind, self and other, private and public. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725330
ISBN
9780804725330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724241
ISBN
9780804724241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.49

Paperback. This selection of early saints' lives, full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, consists of classics of hagiography that were all written in the second half of the 4th century. Editor(s): White, Carolinne. Translator(s): White, Carolinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435269
ISBN
9780140435269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. Alshaer's book offers a subtle and historically grounded reading of modern Arabic poetry, emphasising the aesthetic integration of politics within poetic form. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3JH; 3JJ; DSC; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043199
ISBN
9781849043199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

paperback. Editor(s): Seif, Atef Abu. Series: Reading the City. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583645
ISBN
9781905583645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. An excellent example of the intense emotional quality of Behramoglu's work Translator(s): Andrews, Walter G. Series: Modern Middle Eastern Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719699
ISBN
9780292719699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 372 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480775
ISBN
9780801480775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.90

Hardback. This text expands on Bryan Reynolds' controversial transversal theory while offering groudbreaking analyses of Shakespeare plays - and textual, filmic and theatrical adaptations of them. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293314
ISBN
9780312293314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.43
€ 45.97

Paperback. Anthology of London's Poetry Parnassus festival featuring poets from over 200 countries taking part in the 2012 London Olympics, with an introduction by the festival's curator Simon Armitage. Editor(s): Astley, Neil; Selby, Anna. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. 320 pages, ill. Editor(s): Astley, Neil; Selby, Anna. Anthology of London's Poetry Parnassus festival featuring poets from over 200 countries taking part in the 2012 London Olympics, with an introduction by the festival's curator Simon Armitage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 20. Weight: 446.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249380
ISBN
9781852249380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0036131
ISBN
9781844080472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in good condition. Some light shelf wear. SEIEWRSTAD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago London
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0042728
ISBN
9781844080472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.44

Paperback. This year's selections have been chosen from among the finalists of the National Magazine Awards. Includes articles from "The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine," and "Esquire." Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157537
ISBN
9780231157537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Hardback. Jacques Derrida's repeatedly stated admiration and professed inability to comment on the work of Samuel Beckett are the point of departure for this book's exploration of the relation between philosophy and literature. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754569
ISBN
9780804754569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.34

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