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Paperback. Adventurous, engaging and politically urgent, contemporary American novels have come to enjoy a particular prestige and, through university courses, film adaptations and cultural controversies, a global circulation. This book provides an introduction to the contemporary American novel focusing on contexts, key texts and criticism. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826436962
ISBN
9780826436962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Written by some of the world's finest contemporary literature specialists, the newly commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists. Editor(s): Acheson, James; Ross, Sarah C. E. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618958
ISBN
9780748618958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. This book provides a chapter-length discussion of the works of 20 major contemporary British novelists and features essays by many of the leading literary critics of the day. It offers new insights into complext contemporary novels and presents a new approaches to narrative, the new multi-cultural Britain, and the writing of historical fiction. Editor(s): Archeson, James. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403733
ISBN
9781474403733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. This study offers critical readings of key contemporary Irish novels, employing a range of historical, psychoanalytic and theoretical approaches. Linden Peach examines texts by established writers such as William Trevor and John Banville alongside works by younger writers, including Roddy Doyle. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948934
ISBN
9780333948934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 17.65

Hardback. In this new edition, what was already an expansive work has been updated and further enlarged to include information not only on American and British novelists but also on writers in English from around the world. Num Pages: 696 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2147.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831032
ISBN
9780810831032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 309.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472588463
ISBN
9781472588463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.11

Hardback. A reliable edition of these classic works. Editor(s): Rowe, Dr. Alfred Lestie. Series: The Contemporary Shakespeare Series. Num Pages: 690 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
690
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819139085
ISBN
9780819139085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.38

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001236
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KOC0025930
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. I saw a tramp last night the way the old dog walked with dotted, tired fur down nobody's alley being nobody's dog ..past the empty vodka bottles past the peanut butter jars, with wires full of electricity and the birds asleep somewhere, down the alley he went - nobody's dog moving through it all, brave as any army. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061771217
ISBN
9780061771217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. With annotated footnotes, this work explores the debate over manners, morals, and cultural authority in the decades following American Revolution. It also includes an introduction that provides readers with a background on life and politics in the United States in 1787, when Americans were in the midst of nation-building. Num Pages: 147 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814747933
ISBN
9780814747933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. A valuable collection from an extraordinary writer, "The Convent of Pleasureand Other Plays raises important issues about women and gender. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801861000
ISBN
9780801861000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orion
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0008782
ISBN
9781407235202
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An old copper beech overlooks a school, and witnesses all the hopes and loves, dreams and ambitions of the children who grew up there.. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edition
Re-issue
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0005368
ISBN
9780752876818
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The `sentimental novel', in the tradition established by Samuel Richardson, was very popular in post-revolutionary America. This novel and `Charlotte Temple' were two of the most successful examples. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1facsim. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195042399
ISBN
9780195042399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.10

Paperback. Hannah Webster Foster's two major Early American works with a wealth of primary materials are now available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Waterman, Bryan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931679
ISBN
9780393931679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Before the National Book Award-winning Just Kids, Patti Smith addressed the life and passing of her intimate friend, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Num Pages: 96 pages, 7 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
93
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393341355
ISBN
9780393341355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Signed by the author. Haunted by her dream of Cordelia and Lear, a woman confronts an elderly man, her lifelong antagonist and rival. During their passionate altercation he dismisses her success as a composer and demands she make the ultimate sacrifice: for him to flourish she, his protegee, must be silent. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571242627
ISBN
9780571242627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, yellowing and foxing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
SKU
KOC0018118
ISBN
9780905169484
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
SKU
KOC0018127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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