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Paperback. A collection of 850 letters of the author to friends, family, his editor and a diverse circle of well-known and influential public figures. It opens with letters that were written during the author's early years in California, and closing with and unfinished 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York. Editor(s): Steinbeck, Elaine; Wallsten, Robert. Num Pages: 928 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 55. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186290
- ISBN
- 9780141186290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.54
€ 40.99
€ 28.54
Hardcover. Provides overviews of the main writers and key themes of Anglophone Jewish fiction. This title highlights the wealth of diversity in this field, identifying and exploring key themes including immigration, Diaspora, the Holocaust, Judaism, assimilation, anti Semitism and Zionism. It is discussed in relation to theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Brauner, David; Staehler, Axel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 252 x 34. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646159
- ISBN
- 9780748646159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.81€ 192.00
€ 205.81
€ 192.00
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Religion and Literature. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474236980
- ISBN
- 9781474236980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 93.20
€ 105.84
€ 93.20
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
€ 36.99€ 27.21
€ 36.99
€ 27.21
Hardcover. Ofers a vital new interpretation of modernist literature through an examination of James Joyce's employment of Scottish literature and philosophy, as well as a commentary on his portrayal of shared Irish and Scottish histories and cultures. Barlow also offers an innovative look at the strong influences that Joyce's predecessors had on his work. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268101015
- ISBN
- 9780268101015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Paperback. Graham Allen provides both an introduction to and review of the critical responses to Mary Shelley's major fictions, from the Romantic period to the present day, while also pushing debates forward. The book moves beyond Frankenstein, presenting new readings of other texts such as Matilda, Valperga, The Last Man and Lodore. Series: Critical Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019096
- ISBN
- 9780230019096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.43
€ 48.43
Paperback. The British and Irish Short Story Handbook guides readers through the development of the short story and the unique critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330465
- ISBN
- 9781444330465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.12
€ 42.12
Paperback. This text describes children's fiction about Native Americans and explains the cultural contexts of each work. It provides a balanced discussion of the portrayal of native peoples and customs in children's literature, taking into account that some publications have been inaccurate. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; YFB; YQEF. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897747820
- ISBN
- 9780897747820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.68
€ 46.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Edmond-Paul, Mary. Num Pages: 327 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578212
- ISBN
- 9781877578212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.52
€ 24.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 coloUr. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837637045
- ISBN
- 9783837637045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.80
€ 48.99
€ 34.80
Paperback. Presents a collection of interviews with contemporary British novelists that offers an insight into the authors' views on contemporary fiction; their influences and themes; readers and critics; and, why they write and their writing process. This title provides a snapshot of the reality of living as a writer. Editor(s): Tew, Philip; Tolan, Fiona; Wilson, Leigh. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847140241
- ISBN
- 9781847140241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. First translation of French novella (1801) about passion, social convention, obsession, and despair. Translator(s): Delany, Sheila. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HRCV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772121230
- ISBN
- 9781772121230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.69
€ 21.99
€ 17.69
Hardcover. The intertext is the effective presence of a text in another one. This relation of co-presence between texts is the subject of the present essay. Colum McCann's work is studied here as a mosaic of references to and quotations from other texts. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782052241
- ISBN
- 9781782052241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 colour / 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501329548
- ISBN
- 9781501329548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.41
€ 38.99
€ 32.41
Paperback. The "Continuum Contemporaries" series is designed as a source of ideas and inspiration for members of book clubs and literature students at school, college and university. It aims to give readers informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826453235
- ISBN
- 9780826453235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.00
€ 29.99
€ 29.00
Hardback. Richard Jefferies' After London is uncanny and intriguing, an adventure story, quest romance, dystopia, and Darwinian novel rolled into one, but also a pioneering work of Victorian science fiction. Editor(s): Frost, Mark. Series: Edinburgh critical editions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402392
- ISBN
- 9781474402392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.73€ 107.04
€ 111.73
€ 107.04
Hardback. Investigates the shifts in ideas of homeness in post-war diasporic Anglophone Lebanese novels. This title deals with the brutal civil strife in Lebanon (1975-1990) and beyond to the war's crucial and long-standing by-product: expatriation. Series Editor(s): El-Enany, Rasheed. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643424
- ISBN
- 9780748643424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Hardback. Analyzes the stories in James Joyce's "Dubliners". This work examines the text for counterindictions and draws on the social context of the writing in order to offer readings from diverse theoretical perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237399
- ISBN
- 9780812237399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Hardcover. This book reconsiders authorship by the descendants of North African immigrants to France by consulting how these authors' novels have been discussed and promoted in the national audio-visual media. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381960
- ISBN
- 9781781381960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.78€ 20.32
€ 128.78
€ 20.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Southam, B. C. Series: Casebook S. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333192085
- ISBN
- 9780333192085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.96
€ 46.96
Paperback. Newly available in paperback, this study places Woolf's writing in the context of sartorial practice from the Victorian period to the 1930s Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642847
- ISBN
- 9780748642847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.49
€ 33.99
€ 30.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226369655
- ISBN
- 9780226369655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.05
€ 41.99
€ 32.05
Hardback. This book attempts to address the paradoxes inherent in international modernism (a literary movement which at once strove to cross borders of nation, language, and tradition yet which at the same time often endorsed nationalist and 'racial' models of identity. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625260
- ISBN
- 9780748625260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 112.54
€ 117.61
€ 112.54
Paperback. This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621743
- ISBN
- 9780748621743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77