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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; DSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860926
- ISBN
- 9780810860926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.02
€ 191.02
Hardback. Includes the individual-soteric-microcosmic level or ordo salutis unfolding analogous to the redemptive-historical-macrocosmic level or historia salutis. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525569399
- ISBN
- 9783525569399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.74€ 120.53
€ 159.74
€ 120.53
Hardback. The humorous target of History of the Abderites is thc ignorance, backwardness, provinciality, bigotry, pedantry, lack of taste, and the sodden contentment with things as they are that Wieland found all around him. Translator(s): Dufner, Max. Num Pages: 327 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223256
- ISBN
- 9780934223256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.69
€ 148.69
hardcover. Historians' autobiographies, Popkin shows, reveal how scholars arrive at their vocations, the difficulties of writing about modern professional life, and the ways in which personal stories can add to our understanding of historical events such as war, political movements, and the traumas of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1line drawing. BIC Classification: DSK; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226675435
- ISBN
- 9780226675435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.65€ 46.05
€ 53.65
€ 46.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495779
- ISBN
- 9780801495779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646817
- ISBN
- 9780691646817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.85
€ 126.85
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HRCL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632278
- ISBN
- 9780691632278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.42
€ 111.42
Holy Foolishness: Dostoevsky’s Novels and the Poetics of Cultural Cr...
Murav, Harriet. Ed(S): Murav, Harriet
hardcover. This work contributes importantly to several fields: literature, cultural history, history of medical science, the semiotics of medieval Russian, and Dostoevsky studies. Editor(s): Murav, Harriet. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720595
- ISBN
- 9780804720595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.65
€ 98.65
Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953854
- ISBN
- 9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632626
- ISBN
- 9780816632626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.63
€ 29.99
€ 26.63
Hardback. A study of the "Homeric Centos", a pastiche poem on a biblical theme composed by the Theodosian Empress Eudocia using only verses from the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". This text introduces readers to the poem as a comparative reading of Homer and the bible, based upon inter-textual associations. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847689996
- ISBN
- 9780847689996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.14
€ 168.14
Hardcover. Offers alternative insights into the complex relationship between politics and intelligentsia in revolutionary Cuba. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; APFB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662889
- ISBN
- 9781855662889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardback. Series: Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611480108
- ISBN
- 9781611480108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.92
€ 99.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024631615
- ISBN
- 9788024631615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Talks about the grand hotel life. In this story, you can meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet, and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGHA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091887872
- ISBN
- 9780091887872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardcover. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488. 352 pages, Illustrations. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224082402
- ISBN
- 9780224082402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 6.19
€ 25.99
€ 6.19
Paperback. A study of the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and style. It takes the machinery of story-telling apart to ask a series of fundamental questions: What do we mean when we say we 'know' a fictional character? What constitutes a 'telling' detail? And, when is a metaphor successful? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950934
- ISBN
- 9781845950934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
The autobiographical novel and final work of one of the Communist Party's youngest, most popular, and most intellectual members is both an astonishing personal testament and a panoramic view of Russia on the eve of a revolution that transformed the twentieth century. Translator(s): Shriver, George H. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107303
- ISBN
- 9780231107303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.44
€ 142.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130585
- ISBN
- 9780231130585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.68€ 83.54
€ 109.68
€ 83.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130592
- ISBN
- 9780231130592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
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
€ 13.99€ 11.32
€ 13.99
€ 11.32
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. '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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330354912
- ISBN
- 9780330354912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95