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Hardcover. Translated from Japanese, this study exposes English-language scholars to the complexities of the relationship between food, culture, the environment, and literature in Japan. Yuki explores the systems of value surrounding food as expressed in four popular Japanese female writers: Ishimure Michiko, Taguchi Randy, Morisaki Kazue, and Nashiki Kaho. Translator(s): Berman, Michael. Series: Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497789
ISBN
9781137497789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.34

Paperback. A collection of eleven stories, a play and five poems. The authors featured were all influenced by "Akai Tori" (Red Bird), a Tokyo children's literary magazine and also wrote for adult audiences. The stories are striking in that they differ little in style and content from those written for adults. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 5AF; DQ; DSY; YQF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780765605566
ISBN
9780765605566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

Paperback. Includes poetry and photography that compose the landscapes of grief. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 90 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 179 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644503
ISBN
9780888644503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. A panoramic vision of the Chinese literary landscape across the twentieth century. Editor(s): Huang, Yunte. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353808
ISBN
9780393353808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. An almanac that deals with the art of Vladimir Nabokov. Editor(s): Leving, Yuri. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235193
ISBN
9781936235193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.95

Paperback. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, six Hispanic and six English-language authors have each contributed a previously unpublished story in tribute to these giants of world literature. With Ben Okri, Deborah Levy, Kamila Shamsie, Yuri Herrera, Valeria Luiselli and others, introduced by Salman Rushdie. Editor(s): Hahn, Daniel; Valencia, Margarita. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276780
ISBN
9781908276780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.94

Hardback. Features a systematisation of the main available data on Nabokov's complex Russian novel, "The Gift" (1934-1939). This title outlines the basic properties of "The Gift" ( plot, characters, style, and motifs) and reconstructs its internal chronology. It describes the creation of the novel and the history of its publication. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843116
ISBN
9781934843116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.97

Paperback. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marain. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170861
ISBN
9781590170861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

hardcover. A collaborative tribute of words and music reflecting the tension and beauty of jazz, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation audio recording with music by Sandy Evans Num Pages: 156 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780819574299
ISBN
9780819574299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 8.29

Hardback. Translator(s): Rogers, Hoyt. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424242
ISBN
9780857424242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Kinnell, Galway. Series: Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Number of pages
192
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852241322
ISBN
9781852241322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. This bilingual edition of the contemporary master's fifth work, Ce qui fut sans lumi, re, includes an extensive new interview with the poet in English translation. Translator(s): Naughton, John T. Num Pages: 192 pages, x, 180 p. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064482
ISBN
9780226064482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. A collection of poems that echo each other, returning to and elaborating upon key images, thoughts, feelings, and people. Intriguing and enigmatic, it is a mixture of sonnet sequences and prose poems. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverley Bie. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421630
ISBN
9780857421630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverly Bie. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423740
ISBN
9780857423740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.02

Hardback. Yves Bonnefoy is considered as foremost French poet of his generation. This title features both epigrammatic concision and narratives that meander with the poet's thought as he struggles to understand and express some of the undercurrents of human life. It also includes Bonnefoy childhood cityscapes and explores the tricks memory plays on us. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverley Bie. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422279
ISBN
9780857422279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. As a translator of Shakespeare in France, the author's fascination with Nicolas Poussin is displayed in "God in Hamlet" and "For a Staging of Othello," two poems in prose which belong to a series of his meditations on the plays. This collection includes haunting reflections on children, nature, the origins of art, and vanished cultures. Translator(s): Rogers, Hoyt. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421838
ISBN
9780857421838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.02

Hardback. IN Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423023
ISBN
9780857423023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780916583286
ISBN
9780916583286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. Since the publication of his first book in 1953, the author has become one of the most important French poets of the postwar years. This English translation of his celebrated work "L'Arriere-Pays", takes us to the heart of his creative process and to the very core of his poetic spirit. Translator(s): Romer, Stephen. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 164 pages, 20 colour plates. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562. From the library of Michel Déon. Signed by the translator with an inscription to Déon. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021380
ISBN
9780857420268
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Toni Morrison: An Ethical Poetics situates Toni Morrison as a writer who writes about writing as much as about racialized, engendered, and sexualized African American, and therefore American, experience. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239153
ISBN
9780823239153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.43

hardcover. This work analyzes Paz's political thought, arguing that it is rooted in two separate and often antagonistic traditions, Liberalism and Romanticism. This work also provides a discussion of the political culture and democratization of Mexico. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511279
ISBN
9780742511279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.75

Hardback. InImages of Matter, a collection of essays first presented at the Eighth Citadel Conference on Literature, the contributors address the complex relationship between words and images. Editor(s): Bruce, Yvonne. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492668
ISBN
9781611492668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781444744156
ISBN
9781444744156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747571124
ISBN
9780747571124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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