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Hardcover. Joseph Conrad is not only one of the world's great writers of English literature, but was a writer who lived a particularly full and interesting life. This biography analyzes several aspects of Conrad's life and works: his problems with the English language; his borrowings from French writers; and his attitude toward socialism. Series: Studies in English & American Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 806 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1358. A Life. Series: Studies in English & American Literature & Culture. 806 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Joseph Conrad is not only one of the world's great writers of English literature, but was a writer who lived a particularly full and interesting life. This biography analyzes several aspects of Conrad's life and works: his problems with the English language; his borrowings from French writers; and his attitude toward socialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 33. Weight: 1290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571133472
ISBN
9781571133472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Hardback. In this book Zeina G. Halabi examines the figure of the intellectual as profet national icon, and exile in contemporary Arabic literature and film. Staging a comparative dialogue with writers and critics such as Elias Khoury, Edward Said, Jurji Zaidan, and Mahmoud Darwish, Halabi focuses on new articulations of loss, displacement, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421393
ISBN
9781474421393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.82

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Melikoglu, Koray. Series: Studies in English Literatures. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783898219785
ISBN
9783898219785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443695
ISBN
9780801443695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316695
ISBN
9780822316695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. Recently discovered ancient silk and bamboo manuscripts have reformulated our understanding of ancient Chinese thought. They show that ancient Chinese philosophy was and is much richer and more complex than we ever imagined, and they chart the path from belief in powerful spirits and gods to the discovery of universal laws and order. Translator(s): Tadd, Misha. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBD; HPDF; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546968
ISBN
9781137546968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.55

This book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152747
ISBN
9780231152747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.18

Hardback. Arabic novelists are increasingly finding a source of literary innovation and political transgression in the language and ideas of mediaeval Sufi thinkers and writers. This book presents close readings of the work of the Egyptian Gamal Al-Ghitany, the Algerian Taher Ouettar and the Touareg Libyan Ibrahim Al-Koni, all of whom have turned to Sufism. Series Editor(s): El-Enany, Rasheed. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641406
ISBN
9780748641406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.50

Paperback. Looks at works such as Ghitany's Kitab Al-Tajalliyat [The Book of Theophanies], where the title and style imitate Ibn 'Arabi; Ouettar's Al-Waliyy Al-Taher [The Holy Saint], where the protagonist allegorizes Algerian history, and multiple works by Ibrahim Al-Koni. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSK; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695850
ISBN
9780748695850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Ziegler, Heide. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822308188
ISBN
9780822308188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Series: Aus Natur Und Geisteswelt. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFGA; DSBB; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1921
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
1921st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663151913
ISBN
9783663151913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

"At Zero Point" presents a new way of looking at Restoration culture, discourse and satire. The book locates a rupture in English culture and epistemology not at the end of the 18th century (when it occurred in France) but at the end of the 17th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120393
ISBN
9780813120393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642118784
ISBN
9783642118784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.07

Paperback. A title that opens with Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter to the gods; an act which sets in motion a bloody cycle of revenge and counter-revenge. When he in turn is killed at the hands of his wife, their son Orestes takes up the mantle of avenging his father, continuing the bloodshed until peace is ultimately found in the rule of law. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571332625
ISBN
9780571332625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. On a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic, secrets are buried. When the outside world comes calling, intent on manipulation for political and economic reasons, the islanders find their own world blown apart from the inside as well as beyond. By the author of "By Many Wounds". Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205448
ISBN
9780571205448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Fall Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245147
ISBN
9780571245147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Because we live in Europe. Because nothing really bad happens. The worst is a bit of an inconvenience. Perhaps not such a good mini break. But really in the grand scheme of life, not so bad. Starting with a seemingly innocent one night stand, this dark, witty and magical play by Zinnie Harris dives into our recent European history. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 199.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571324927
ISBN
9780571324927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from the author's life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. It bridges the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DQ; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299177
ISBN
9780803299177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The Riddle in the Poem is a study of the ramifications of riddles and riddle elements in the context of selected twentieth-century poetry. It includes works by Francis Ponge, Wallace Stevens, Richard Wilbur, Rainer M. Rilke, and Henrikas Radauskas. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 186 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761828457
ISBN
9780761828457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.32

Paperback. Based on Zizou Corder s bestselling novels, this stage adaptation tells the story of a boy who can speak to cats." Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 158 x 3. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424760
ISBN
9781848424760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture Eup. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426060
ISBN
9781474426060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401036
ISBN
9781474401036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.50

Paperback. William Shakespeare in 100 Facts guides us through the lesser-known stories surrounding the 'Sweet Swan of Avon' Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656243
ISBN
9781445656243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Paperback. Poetry Book Society Recommendation: second collection by Welsh poet whose debut Bloodaxe collection "The Secret" was also a PBS Recommendation. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136. 64 pages, illustrations. Poetry Book Society Recommendation: second collection by Welsh poet whose debut Bloodaxe collection "The Secret" was also a PBS Recommendation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 6. Weight: 136.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249304
ISBN
9781852249304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

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