Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardcover. Leland de la Durantaye helps us understand Beckett s strangeness and notorious difficulty by arguing that Beckett s lifelong campaign was to mismake on purpose not to denigrate himself, or his audience, or reconnect with the child or savage within, but because he believed that such mismaking is in the interest of art and will shape its future." Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504851
- ISBN
- 9780674504851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.05
€ 47.99
€ 40.05
hardcover. The volume explores the paradoxes at the core of Beckett's poetics through the notion of 'nothing', analysed in its many incarnations in Beckett's prose works, plays, TV plays and adaptations. Editor(s): Caselli, Daniela. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press Manchester
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080197
- ISBN
- 9780719080197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.22
€ 167.22
Paperback. Offers a firsthand account of the life of Marek Hlasko, a young writer whose iconoclastic way of life became an inspiration in 1950s Poland. Detailing relationships with such giants of Polish culture as the filmmaker Roman Polanski and the novelist Jerzy Andrzejewski, this memoir recounts his adventures and misadventures abroad in the postwar era. Translator(s): Ufberg, Ross. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806976
- ISBN
- 9780875806976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.08
€ 36.99
€ 34.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813939032
- ISBN
- 9780813939032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.86
€ 72.86
Hardback. A fascinating look at the gardens that helped inspire the settings for Beatrix Potter's stories. Num Pages: 339 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; DSY; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604693638
- ISBN
- 9781604693638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.02
€ 33.99
€ 23.02
Hardback. This collection of 13 essays, published in association with the Children's Literature Association, celebrates the centennial of the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", by Beatrix Potter. It explores how contemporary American children respond to the timeless appeal of Peter's antics. Editor(s): Mackey, Margaret. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841970
- ISBN
- 9780810841970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.11
€ 118.11
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058290
- ISBN
- 9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.23€ 55.64
€ 70.23
€ 55.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCD; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933412
- ISBN
- 9780813933412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.25
€ 80.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623564469
- ISBN
- 9781623564469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.06
€ 49.06
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644615
- ISBN
- 9780691644615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.43
€ 156.43
Paperback. This up-to-date account of the composition, structure, and achievement of Balzac's novel provides readers with the literary and historical knowledge needed to make sense of the text. Professor Bellos explains how Balzac challenged prevailing 19th-century expectations of what novels should be like. Series Editor(s): Stern, J. P. Series: Landmarks of World Literature. Num Pages: 116 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0003900
- ISBN
- 9780521316347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Isaak Babel (1894-1940) is arguably one of the greatest modern short-story writers of the early 20th century. This is the first book in English to study the intertextuality of Babel's work. It looks at Babel's cultural identity as a case study in the contradictions and tensions of literary influence, personal loyalties, and ideological constraint. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235957
- ISBN
- 9781936235957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.80
€ 154.80
Paperback. "Atlas Shrugged" presents a view of man and man's relationship to existence and manifesting the essentials of an entire philosophical system - metaphysics, epistemology, politics and ethics. This companion serves as an exploration of this monumental work of literature. Editor(s): Younkins, Edward W. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754655497
- ISBN
- 9780754655497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Brozman, Owen. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 112 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389379
- ISBN
- 9781934389379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.15
€ 15.99
€ 15.15
Hardback. A study of Ghanian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer Ayi Kwei Armah. Professor Ode Ogede situates Armah's writing within its cultural, historical and political contexts and examines Armah's ability to create new literary forms based on his manipulation of African oral traditions. Num Pages: 221 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 2H; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821413524
- ISBN
- 9780821413524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.53
€ 99.53
Hardback. Explores19th-century in order to argue that the "nuclear" 19th-century family was, in fact, far more fractured and contradictory than 20th-century critics have assumed. The book argues that representations of the "avunculate" mark a preoccupation with the increasingly theorized directives of a new political economy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750257
- ISBN
- 9780804750257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.49
€ 92.49
Avanti Popolo: Italian-American Writers Sail Beyond Columbus
The Italian-American Political Solidarity Clu...
Paperback. Italian-American Writers Sail Beyond Columbus. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 8. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manic D Press, Inc.
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933149288
- ISBN
- 9781933149288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.44
€ 15.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234387
- ISBN
- 9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Hardcover. This is the second volume of Langston Hughes's autobiography, charting the period of his life from age 29 to 35. It is filled with portraits of the people and places Hughes encountered during his travels around the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214348
- ISBN
- 9780826214348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.34
€ 71.34
Hardback. Brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, this title delves into Mark Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Editor(s): Griffin, Benjamin; Smith, Harriet E.; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 776 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272781
- ISBN
- 9780520272781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.36
€ 49.99
€ 36.36
Hardback. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane; Hirst, Robert; Smith, Harriet E. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 760 pages, 21 line figures, 45 b/w photographs, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1844. The Complete and Authoritative Edition. Series: Mark Twain Papers S. 743 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Smith, Harriet E. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight: 1844.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 743
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267190
- ISBN
- 9780520267190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.42
€ 49.99
€ 36.42
Hardcover. Series: Anthem Australian Humanities Research Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857283306
- ISBN
- 9780857283306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.27
€ 138.27
Paperback. Aurora Floyd is one of the leading novels in the genre known as sensation fiction. Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111230
- ISBN
- 9781551111230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.62
€ 38.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. A critical edition of Carlos Fuentes' 1962 novel, *Aura*, accompanied by an introduction and notes on the text. Editor(s): Standish, Peter. Series: Durham Modern Language Series. Num Pages: 52 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 52
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081835
- ISBN
- 9780719081835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78