Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Paperback. Irwin mirrors the aesthetic impact of the genre by creating in his study the dynamics of a detective story-the uncovering of mysteries, the accumulation of evidence, the tracing of clues, and the final solution that ties it all together. Num Pages: 516 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801854668
- ISBN
- 9780801854668
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.28
€ 32.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Offers a glimpse of Mark Twain's creative process on what many critics consider the finest fiction of his later years. While the work was begun in 1897 and revised first in 1902 and then in 1908, the third version was the only manuscript titled "The Mysterious Stranger". These texts provide an opportunity to observe Mark Twain's literary struggle. Editor(s): Gibson, William M. Num Pages: 493 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 493
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246959
- ISBN
- 9780520246959
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135926
- ISBN
- 9781571135926
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Condition: New
€ 97.99
€ 97.99
Hardback. The author challenges the view that literary texts cannot be examined by words alone, arguing that images also play a role in the interpretation process. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728072
- ISBN
- 9780804728072
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Condition: New
€ 161.45
€ 161.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645244
- ISBN
- 9780816645244
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.92
€ 20.99
€ 20.92
paperback. A collection of Carson McCullers' work, including stories, essays, articles, poems, and her writing on writing. These pieces, written mostly before McCullers was nineteen, provide insight into her life and her gifts and growth as a writer. It contains the working outline of "The Mute," which became her novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140081954
- ISBN
- 9780140081954
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
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€ 10.45
Paperback. Features Gothic narratives, stories of the macabre and supernatural tales which demonstrate the author's instinct for weaving terror and suspense into scenes of ordinary everyday life. Editor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBF; DSK; FF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897334419
- ISBN
- 9780897334419
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. * A jargon--free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century. * Examines the main strands of twentieth--century fiction, including post--war, post--imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post--realist novel. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100496
- ISBN
- 9781405100496
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Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04
Paperback. On the day that Homes was born in 1961, she was given up for adoption. Thirty years later, out of the blue, Homes was contacted by a lawyer on behalf of her birth mother, and they began to correspond; her biological father contacted her soon after. These two individuals and their effect on the adult Homes are strange and unexpected. Num Pages: 238 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080110
- ISBN
- 9781847080110
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0001559
- ISBN
- 9780393309461
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. To what extent has feminism benefited women? Arguing that so far feminism has failed to deliver the promised benefits for many women and has even proved harmful, this text brings together women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, to provide a radical rethink for the 21st century. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 389. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRS0018138
- ISBN
- 9780826450951
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book argues that the operation of art-as-mirror is the key to the hidden unity of Huysmans' fiction. The author claims that only the elimination of Huysmans' stylistic distortions enabled his art finally to become faithful and clear. Num Pages: 385 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874138733
- ISBN
- 9780874138733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.72
€ 140.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069595
- ISBN
- 9780231069595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
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Paperback. Translator(s): Johnston, Ian. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554812240
- ISBN
- 9781554812240
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.21
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Paperback. An unforgettable collection spanning fifteen years of observations on modern culture and women's lives. These essays paint the fullest picture of this wonderful writer that we've yet seen. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582433141
- ISBN
- 9781582433141
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.09
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Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 175.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414716
- ISBN
- 9780582414716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. The text of this edition is based on the Wessex Edition of 1912, which was revised and corrected by the author. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974980
- ISBN
- 9780393974980
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Illuminates the life, career, and political activism of Jarrico, the recipient of an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for "Tom, Dick, and Harry" (1941) and the producer of the only film ever blacklisted, "The Salt of the Earth" (1954). Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124537
- ISBN
- 9780813124537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.96
€ 34.96
Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this hugely influential novel gives readers the fullest possible sense of its historical background and critical assessment. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393934144
- ISBN
- 9780393934144
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
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€ 18.50
Hardback. The Marriage of Minds examines the implications of the common Victorian claim that novel reading can achieve the psychic, ethical, and affective benefits also commonly associated with sympathy in married life. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754668
- ISBN
- 9780804754668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction aims to disentangle the 'real' Marquis de Sade from his mythical and demonic reputation of the past two hundred years. Phillips examines Sade's life and work: his libertine novels, his championing of atheism, and his uniqueness in bringing the body and sex back into philosophy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804693
- ISBN
- 9780192804693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.45
€ 13.45
Covers the narrative drive, literary innovations, and social commentary that established Lazardi's comic masterpiece as the "Don Quixote" of Latin America. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 6. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206717
- ISBN
- 9780872206717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.94
€ 51.99
€ 36.94
Paperback. Presenting an abridgement of the author's 2004 translation of "The Mangy Parrot", this title aims to captures the narrative drive, literary innovations, and biting social commentary. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206700
- ISBN
- 9780872206700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.02
€ 20.99
€ 17.02