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Paperback. From the deceptiveness of Penelope Fitzgerald to the directness of Hemingway, from Kipling's view of France to the French view of Kipling, from the National Treasure Status of George Orwell to the despair of Michel Houellebecq, the author considers what fiction is, and what it can do. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099578581
- ISBN
- 9780099578581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.17
€ 15.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. From Homer's hymn to Apollo to the writing of French-Algerian philosopher Jacques Derrida, this anthology juxtaposes the voices and experiences of travelers, exiles, and colonizers who have lived in or visited the Mediterranean region since before 1200 B C E. Editor(s): Cooke, Miriam G.; Goknar, Erdag M.; Parker, Grant. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 illustrations, 7 maps, bibl., index. BIC Classification: DQ; HBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858714
- ISBN
- 9780807858714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. An anthology of new Scottish plays selected by Ian Brown (former director of the Traverse theatre) and Mark Fisher (Editor of Theatre Scotland) Editor(s): Brown, Ian; Fisher, Mark. Series: Play Anthologies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413691804
- ISBN
- 9780413691804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.02
€ 32.02
Paperback. "This fine version, with David Cronenberg's inspired introduction and the new translator's beguiling afterword, is, I suspect, the most disturbing though the most comforting of all so far; others will follow, but don't hesitate: this is the transforming t Editor(s): Anderson, Mark M. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393923209
- ISBN
- 9780393923209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. Meditations on the actuality of sickness and bereavement move outward through narratives of the broken body of Europe's violent twentieth century. This work offers a liturgy for a world in crisis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857549423
- ISBN
- 9781857549423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.04
€ 20.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. 'Rough music' is the old English name for a custom of public scapegoating. This book features disturbing musical echoes, in which brilliant renewals of carol, charm, folksong and ballad explore themes of violence, loss and belonging. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847770455
- ISBN
- 9781847770455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.41
€ 18.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. The Middle Kingdom (c 1940-1640 BC) was a golden age of Ancient Egyptian writing. This book studies this literary legacy. It reassesses the Middle Kingdom poems' cultural role, drawing on studies of the individual texts. It explores literature's status as a differentiated form of discourse, suggesting what social practices made its role possible. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537708
- ISBN
- 9781845537708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.48
€ 48.48
Paperback. Essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521187282
- ISBN
- 9780521187282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.04
€ 29.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Daniels, Ian. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570. Inside the Dark, Twisted World of H. P. Lovecraft. 352 pages, Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Daniels, Ian. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 21. Weight: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632197
- ISBN
- 9781601632197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.82
€ 26.99
€ 25.82
Hardcover. Does reading novels cultivate our sympathetic imagination and real-world good citizenship? This book brings together resources and challenges for the literary study of empathy and the psychological study of fiction reading. It also engages with neuroscience and contemporary psychological research on empathy. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195175769
- ISBN
- 9780195175769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.79
€ 91.79
Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography and music. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DNF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782115113
- ISBN
- 9781782115113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.29
€ 19.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. 183 pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0003320
- ISBN
- 9781861590855
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. By considering women's voices in performance, this book provides a fresh perspective on women's 'writing'. It shows that our understanding of femininity in ancient Greece can be expanded by going beyond poetry composed by women poets like Sappho to explore girls' and women's choral songs from the archaic period. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780773534490
- ISBN
- 9780773534490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.64
€ 41.99
€ 39.64
Paperback. A journey in reading differs from all other reviews or critical appreciations. This book takes into account the role that books actually play in our lives. It confirms the novelist's status as one of the world's most exciting curators of culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241967942
- ISBN
- 9780241967942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.70
€ 11.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802130303
- ISBN
- 9780802130303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.33
€ 17.99
€ 16.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451494788
- ISBN
- 9780451494788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.71
€ 29.99
€ 23.71
Hardcover. Muhammad b. Hatim's chronicle is the fullest historical source on Yemen for the period it covers, from the conquest of Yemen by Saladin's brother Turanshah to when the Rasulids, who had come to the country as followers of the Ayyubids, had replaced their old masters as its rulers. Editor(s): Smith, G.R. Series: New. Num Pages: 786 pages, and 188pp. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3H; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 174 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 786
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094297
- ISBN
- 9780906094297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.94€ 148.25
€ 151.94
€ 148.25
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909724334
- ISBN
- 9781909724334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.88€ 108.80
€ 116.88
€ 108.80
Paperback. A play that follows the fortunes of Lady Reveller, who runs a table where her friends play the card game basset, and her struggle to avoid marrying Lord Worthy. It challenges contemporary stereotypes of the learned lady and offers a picture of a female scientist at work. Editor(s): Milling, Dr. Jane. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551116785
- ISBN
- 9781551116785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.81
€ 34.99
€ 25.81
Hardcover. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403901323
- ISBN
- 9781403901323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. This book is about an aspect of mediaeval Arabic culture and literature known in Arabic as mujUn (roughly 'libertinism, licentiousness, frivolity, indecency, profligacy, shamelessness, impertinence', etc.) Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094617
- ISBN
- 9780906094617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.50€ 91.27
€ 93.50
€ 91.27
Hardcover. This book represents an explanation of the institution of hisba in medieval Islam, through one of the most used texts in the field. Editor(s): Dien, Mawal Izzi. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094334
- ISBN
- 9780906094334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.03€ 107.79
€ 111.03
€ 107.79
Hardcover. This collection of works, written by a sultan of the Rasulid house in the Yemen, span a variety of disciplines including agriculture, animals, astrology, astronomy, biographies, genealogy, geography and grammar. It is reproduced here in facsimilie with descriptions of the contents by the editors. Editor(s): Varisco, Daniel Martin; Smith, G. Rex. Num Pages: 576 pages, chiefly facsims. BIC Classification: DNF; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 222 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Edition
- Facsimile ed
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094327
- ISBN
- 9780906094327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.25€ 131.03
€ 140.25
€ 131.03
Hardcover. Professor Richards's work is based on part of a manuscript in the British Library concerned with the revenues and administration of the later Mughal Empire, and datable to the reign of the Emperor Bahadur Shah I (AD 1708-1712). Editor(s): Richards, John F. Num Pages: 195 pages, p. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 2BXF; 3JF; DNF; DSBD; DSBF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780906094143
- ISBN
- 9780906094143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.81€ 80.25
€ 81.81
€ 80.25