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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardcover. This book reveals fundamental connections between nationalist violence, religious identity, and the origins of the novel in the early modern period. Through fresh interpretations of music, literature, and history it argues that the expulsion of the Muslim population created a historic and artistic aperture that was addressed in new literary forms. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137299925
ISBN
9781137299925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.72

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.78

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403999948
ISBN
9781403999948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.17

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135926
ISBN
9781571135926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.57

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.68

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801854668
ISBN
9780801854668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Paperback. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409535
ISBN
9781421409535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.05

Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409108
ISBN
9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Paperback. What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? This book takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections. Translator(s): Dikbas, Nazim. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSA; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571326136
ISBN
9780571326136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Hardcover. The Narrative Turn in Fiction and Theory explores the philosophical and historical underpinnings of the postwar crisis and return of storytelling and shows their relevance for the ongoing debate on the significance of narrative for human existence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137401052
ISBN
9781137401052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403983909
ISBN
9781403983909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Paperback. Challenging the notion that Africa s first women novelists were uninterested in postcolonial politics, Susan Z. Andrade shows that in their allegorical fiction, the family stood for the nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349211
ISBN
9780822349211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. The National Body in Mexican Literature presents a revisionist reading of the Mexican canon that challenges assumptions of State hegemony and national identity. It analyzes the representation of sick, disabled, and miraculously healed bodies in Mexican literature from 1940 to 1980 in narrative fiction by Vicente Lenero, Juan Rulfo, among others. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546272
ISBN
9781137546272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 261 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838638880
ISBN
9780838638880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Hardback. A fascinating look into the life and work of controversial French novelist Irene Nemirovsky Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300171969
ISBN
9780300171969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.41

Paperback. An indispensable guide for anyone reading Joyce's masterpiece for the first time, provding a crystal clear, page-by-page, line-by-line running commentary on the plot of Ulysses. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimiles, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415138581
ISBN
9780415138581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Hardcover. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934075
ISBN
9780813934075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.87

Paperback. Critical introductions to fifteen contemporary novelists whose work is of international calibre. Series: Writers of Italy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609185
ISBN
9780748609185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.22

Hardback. Why do many of the most prominent books and films of the last decade return obsessively to the themes and imagery of pornography? Discussing many of France's most successful and scandalous contemporary writers and directors, this book is the first to address this important trend. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; APF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719073984
ISBN
9780719073984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.36

Paperback. A journal that studies the impact of Ray Bradbury's writings on American culture. Editor(s): Touponce, William F. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, biblio. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Kent State University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389907
ISBN
9780873389907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Paperback. Editor(s): May, Charles E. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 1. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821410875
ISBN
9780821410875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Hardback. This book examines to what extent the Great War affected the works of Virginia Woolf and D.H.Lawrence. Wussow traces their views of social and historical events, as well as suggesting that violence and the structure of battle is evident in the pre-war writings. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223461
ISBN
9780934223461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.38

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