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Literary essays

Paperback. Offers a collection of author's critical essays and reflections. This title presents a discussion on contemporary art, issues and people. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289701
ISBN
9780140289701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. This collection of essays features the theme of what people wanted as children. The contributing writers include: Doris Lessing, Paul Auster, Brian MacKinnon and Nell Stroud. There are also pieces by George Steiner, J.M. Coetzee, Joyce Carol Oates, John Biguenet and Peter Walker. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: CFG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 319.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903141079
ISBN
9780903141079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The best of short literary memoirs, essays and reflections, many of which were written expressly for this collection. Editor(s): Kitchen, Judith; Lenney, Dinah. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350999
ISBN
9780393350999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Taneda Santoka's poetry attracted limited notice during his lifetime (1882-1940), but there has been a remarkable upsurge of interest in his life and writings. Including 245 poems and selected diary excerpts, For All My Walking makes Santoka's work available to English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125178
ISBN
9780231125178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 151 x 2. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496836
ISBN
9781847496836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998880
ISBN
9781908998880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Translator(s): Dalley, Stephanie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 frontispiece, 1 map,. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538362
ISBN
9780199538362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, this work details the many blessings of the remembrance of God. Through discussions of subjects such as the ego, the nature of the body, the ephemerality of the world, and the purification of the heart, this work is a great contribution to Muslim spirituality. Translator(s): Slitine, M. Youssef; Fitzgerald, M. Abdurrahman. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621781
ISBN
9780946621781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Offers an unparalleled portrayal of the physical and psychological impact of war and its aftermath. This title represents the author's penetrating chronicles of perseverance and defeat, courage and fear, and love and loss in the midst of modern warfare. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099583189
ISBN
9780099583189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 221.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173640
ISBN
9781590173640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.24

Hardcover. Andreas Huyssen explores the history and theory of metropolitan miniatures--short prose pieces about urban life written for European newspapers. His fine-grained readings open vistas into German critical theory and the visual arts, revealing the miniature to be one of the few genuinely innovative modes of spatialized writing created by modernism. Num Pages: 359 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416727
ISBN
9780674416727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.18

Paperback. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393032
ISBN
9780141393032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. A profound essay collection from the beloved author of Gilead, Houskeeping and Lila. Num Pages: 336 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349007335
ISBN
9780349007335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. .
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749067
ISBN
9781910749067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Translator(s): Gill, Mary Louise; Ryan, Paul. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
175
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203280
ISBN
9780872203280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215793
ISBN
9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807006238
ISBN
9780807006238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Consisting of short stories, poems, essays and cartoons and comics, Cawl is an anthology of one multi-prize winning, funny, angry young Welshman's creative endeavours and social and political frustrations. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FYB; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901526
ISBN
9781910901526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 476 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971653
ISBN
9780865971653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539048
ISBN
9780199539048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

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