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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. Translator(s): Benderson, Bruce. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BM; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351863
ISBN
9781584351863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. You've just boarded a plane. You've loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about something crazy that happened to him--in great detail. This is the unwelcome storyteller, trying to convince a reluctant audience to care about his story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 246 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440348235
ISBN
9781440348235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847686988
ISBN
9780847686988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.22

Paperback. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007486984
ISBN
9780007486984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardcover. Matthew Fraleigh examines the life and works of Narushima Ryuhoku (1837-1884): Confucian scholar, world traveler, pioneering journalist, and irrepressible satirist. This is the first book-length study of Ryuhoku in a Western language and one of the first Western-language monographs to examine Sinitic poetry and prose composition in modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674425224
ISBN
9780674425224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.32
€ 59.21

Hardback. Editor(s): Kochis, Matthew J.; Lusty, Heather L. Series: Florida James Joyce. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813060477
ISBN
9780813060477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.42

Hardback. While the imperatives of the postmodern eventually gave order to this chaos, Wilkens explains that the same forces are again at work in today's fracturing literary market. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420875
ISBN
9781421420875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134615
ISBN
9781571134615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Maunder, Eliot (North London Collegiate School, UK). Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474266062
ISBN
9781474266062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; HBTB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137597144
ISBN
9781137597144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Paperback. Reflects upon efforts to abide in disaster's infinite threat. First published in French in 1980, this title takes up the most serious tasks of writing: to describe, explain, and redeem when possible, and to admit what is not possible. Neither offers consolation. Translator(s): Smock, Ann. Num Pages: 153 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261204
ISBN
9780803261204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. This is a a collection of essays by Maurice Blanchot, a key figure in the exploration of the relationship between literature and philosophy. Recurring themes in the essays include:the relation of literature and language to death and the historical, personal, and social function of literature. Translator(s): Mandel, Charlotte. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724326
ISBN
9780804724326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.17

hardcover. Series: 20th Century Continental Fiction S. Num Pages: 89 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
89
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231062442
ISBN
9780231062442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

This book brings to light the first Jewish fiction in French and reveals how the first generation of Jews born as French citizens used fiction as a laboratory for experimenting with modern forms of Jewish identity. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763844
ISBN
9780804763844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, notes, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365535
ISBN
9780850365535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544 222pp. Index. Keywords: Literary criticism, biography
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
222
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Edition
1st Ed.
SKU
KHS1010075
ISBN
9780231041942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. Hardcover, with dustjacket, in acceptable condition. Some shelf wear and foxing. Some dampstains to covers and wear and tear to dustjacket, otherwise pages and text are clean.
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
222
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Edition
1st Ed.
SKU
KRF0011462
ISBN
9780231041942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 222pp. Signed and inscribed 'For Ruth Feldman with warmest regards, Maurice Wohlgelernter'. Pencil scoring throughout. Keywords: Biography, 20th Century Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
222
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KON0824669
ISBN
9780231041942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 28.00

Hardcover. The interconnections between histories and memories of the Holocaust, colonialism and extreme violence in post-war French and Francophone fiction and film provide the central focus of this book. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; APFA; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458834
ISBN
9780857458834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140182859
ISBN
9780140182859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Widely recognized as one of the greatest short story writers of the last half century, Alice Munro's works have been collected in such volumes as Dance of the Happy Shades, The Beggar Maid, Open Secrets, Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You, and The View from Castle Rock. Editor(s): Moulder, Cathy. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1189.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859241
ISBN
9780810859241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.87

Paperback. Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DNF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3810 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718035
ISBN
9780804718035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. An autobiography that explains what it means to be a black ""rebel sojourner"" and presents the exposes of the Harlem Renaissance. This book challenges readers to rethink the author's articulation of identity, art, race, and politics and situate these topics in terms of his oeuvre and his literary contemporaries between the World Wars. Editor(s): Jarrett, Gene Andrew. Series: Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the Americas (MELA). Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813539683
ISBN
9780813539683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. Juan Valera y Alcala-Galiano (1824-1905), one of nineteenth-century Spain's most respected authors, lived an international life-a career in the diplomatic service, with postings to more than a half dozen countries in Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Fedorchek, Robert M. Series: Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856688584
ISBN
9780856688584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

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