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Hardcover. A sequel to the author's collection of stories "Two Jews on a Train". Through twenty-nine tales, it spins stories of characters coping with the vicissitudes and reverses of daily life, while painting a portrait of a world of unassimilated Jewish life. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226052175
ISBN
9780226052175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. So two Jews were on a train. "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost" says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in which we hear the voices of generations using humour to teach about the delicacy, anguish, and unpredictability of life itself. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; JFSR1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226052168
ISBN
9780226052168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061896453
ISBN
9780061896453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. A unique and entertaining play about bucket lists, life-planning and the disappointing fact that you're not going to live forever. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424920
ISBN
9781848424920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.32

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645667
ISBN
9780691645667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571314383
ISBN
9781571314383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars, this book brings together four works of the unknown fourteenth-century poet famous for the Arthurian romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in their original Middle English. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424140
ISBN
9780140424140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 'Dangor's writing, and the world he creates with it, exude a vibrant physicality.. Dangor's vivid prose, narrative fluency and facility for literary experiment make Bitter Fruit a considerable achievement.'Shomit Dutta, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Edition
Main - Print on Demand
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843542643
ISBN
9781843542643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Leucippe and Clitophon, composed in the second century AD, is the most bizarre and risque of the five 'Greek novels' of idealized love between boy and girl that survive from the period of the Roman empire. Achilles' narrative covers adultery, violence, evisceration, pederasty and virginity-testing and in execution is subtle, stylish, moving, brash, tasteless, and obscene. Translator(s): Whitmarsh, Tim. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555475
ISBN
9780199555475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Offers an exploration of the indissoluble link between war and sexuality based on over the years of interviews by the well-known Lebanese expatriate teacher, critic, and writer. This book refers to sexuality as the physical and psychological relations of men and women, and examines Middle Eastern customs involved in defining such relationships. Editor(s): Accad, Evelyne. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSB; JFC; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706152
ISBN
9780814706152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSN; 3F; DQ; HBTM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479830596
ISBN
9781479830596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. This collection of forty 'hadith' by one of the most famous compilers of 'hadith' is generally regarded as the most popular anthology and the best introduction to the study of the Prophet's sayings. The Arabic original has been printed alongside the English translation. Translator(s): Ibrahim, Ezzeddin; Davies, Denys Johnson. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HRH; HRLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621651
ISBN
9780946621651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Translator(s): Colville, Professor Jim. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DNF; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138982116
ISBN
9781138982116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardback. Authoritative and reliable editions of the Arabic and modern, lucid English translations introducing treasures of the Arabic literary heritage Editor(s): Gelder, G. J. H. van. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771945
ISBN
9780814771945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Hardback. The first complete translation in any language, retaining the many digressions, difficult passages, and convoluted grammatical discussions of the original Editor(s): Gelder, G. J. H. van. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814763780
ISBN
9780814763780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 79 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Playdead Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910067185
ISBN
9781910067185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. 360pp. Previous owner's signature. Usual library markings
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
P J Kenedy & Sons
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1896
Edition
[New ed.]
SKU
KHS1004245
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. 474pp. 18th edition with his posthumous poems. With an introductory essay by Rev.John Talbot Smith, and an appreciation by John Moran. With new portrait of the poet on frontis., and additional poems. Decorated boards, with gilt title on spine. Keywords: Poetry - Household edition of the poets
Format
Hardback
Publisher
P J Kenedy
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS1004500
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 36.00

Paperback. Joining this year's fourth-centenary celebrations, this flipbook is a delightful catalogue of Shakespeare's plays. It is also the only unpublished work by one of Britain's greatest graphic designers, Abram Games, and a little landmark in the history of design. Num Pages: 96 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFH; AKB; AKLB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 100 x 120 x 10. .
Publisher
Pallas Athene Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843681373
ISBN
9781843681373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Hardback. Through a series of literary and cultural analyses, this book examines current theories of resistance and their impact on contemporary Latin American cultural discourse, developing a cultural theory of "illiteracy" Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257096
ISBN
9780823257096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Davies, Dick. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211918
ISBN
9780934211918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.86

Hardcover. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 310 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211536
ISBN
9780934211536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.77
€ 46.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 1040 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 283 x 47. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143108320
ISBN
9780143108320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.89

Paperback. A stark and classic tragedy set against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia Translator(s): Clinton, Jerome W. (Former Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University). Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
revised edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975672
ISBN
9780295975672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

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