Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. Translator(s): Leslie, Tanya. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583220528
- ISBN
- 9781583220528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.85
€ 13.99
€ 11.85
Hardback. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" took the world by storm when it was published in 1969. Despite controversy over its frank depiction of sexual abuse, the autobiography is widely read in high schools and colleges across the country. This title includes discussions of Maya Angelou's novel. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Salem Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587656248
- ISBN
- 9781587656248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.22
€ 166.22
Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034924
- ISBN
- 9780268034924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.12
€ 108.12
This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson connects the masculinities of frontier figures with black male protagonists in postwar American novels, and how these novels present alternative ideal masculinities. Series: Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237605
- ISBN
- 9781442237605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.46
€ 113.46
Hardcover. The author examines the role of comedy in the novels of four key postmodern Spanish-American writers: Gustavo Sainz, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Jaime Bayly and Fernando Vallejo. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662971
- ISBN
- 9781855662971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.21
€ 80.21
Paperback. Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let his companions know his feelings on the matter. Editor(s): Ross, Angus. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy showing light age. Prevous owners name to half title page otherwise internally text is clear and remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0020939
- ISBN
- 9780141441429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 18.99€ 13.29
€ 18.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. A study of the historical, ideological, and formal interdependencies of the novel and human rights, this book demonstrates that the twentieth-century rise of "world literature" and international human rights law are related phenomena. It argues that international law shares with the modern novel a particular conception of the human individual. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228188
- ISBN
- 9780823228188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781481306270
- ISBN
- 9781481306270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.12
€ 48.12
Paperback. Alfredo Bryce Echenique is one of the most widely-read and most widely translated Latin American authors of recent decades, yet this is the first critical edition that makes his work available to students of Hispanic literatures in the English-speaking world. Editor(s): Wood, David. Series Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719064135
- ISBN
- 9780719064135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.82
€ 29.82
Paperback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545205
- ISBN
- 9780742545205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Hardback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545199
- ISBN
- 9780742545199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.26
€ 133.26
Hardback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130554
- ISBN
- 9781405130554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Paperback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130561
- ISBN
- 9781405130561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Rolston, David L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 554 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635422
- ISBN
- 9780691635422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.70
€ 273.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Rolston, David L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 554 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606712
- ISBN
- 9780691606712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.00€ 67.89
€ 89.00
€ 67.89
Paperback. Introduces the Marquis de Sade's highly original and thoroughly subversive depiction of human sexuality, and the philosophical and political thinking that underpins it. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862077270
- ISBN
- 9781862077270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.44
€ 9.99
€ 8.44
Paperback. Montaigne is known for his exploration of the subject or the self. This work discusses these and other aspects of Montaigne's work "Essais" as features in the mapping of a mental landscape. Taking passages from different chapters of the "Essais", it guides readers through Montaigne's investigation of the subtle shades and stirrings of the mind. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781862079441
- ISBN
- 9781862079441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479890941
- ISBN
- 9781479890941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.31
€ 96.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479884711
- ISBN
- 9781479884711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
paperback. How to get on well with people, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live? This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought. This biography of Montaigne relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099485155
- ISBN
- 9780099485155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. 'Dazzling' John Updike Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330354912
- ISBN
- 9780330354912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. 'Dazzling' John Updike Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KSS0004963
- ISBN
- 9780330354912
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. 'Dazzling' John Updike Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KKD0006315
- ISBN
- 9780330354912
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This book draws on the author's column in The Guardian, 'Elements of Fiction'. Using examples from well-known recent novels, it examines the techniques by which fiction works. It will widen the vocabulary of anyone interested in contemporary fiction, not least by showing where it has elements in common with classic novels of the past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199281787
- ISBN
- 9780199281787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.12
€ 26.12