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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. From the beginning of the world, when God created Audrey Hepburn, the guilt complex and worker ants, to the end, broadcast live on a TV chat show, this book whips through our tortuous past with the deftness of a surgeon's scalpel. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590498
ISBN
9781846590498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. "A tale so vivid, intricate, and intimate that it puts high-def TV to shame."-Elle Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343489
ISBN
9780393343489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Series: French Literature Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786333
ISBN
9781564786333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. On the brink of 40, newly single with a failed business, Philip thought he'd reached an all-time low. It only needed a discarded chip on a South London street to lay him literally flat. So, bedbound and bored, Philip writes the story of his life, only to reveal some comic and touching surprises. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099414568
ISBN
9780099414568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Set in rural South Carolina in the early twentieth century, this work weaves a complex tale from the threads of actual events in author James Kilgo's family history. At the center of the story are two brothers, Hart and Tison Bonner, and their cousin Jennie Grant, the mixed-race woman one brother loves and the other dishonors. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329284
ISBN
9780820329284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Familiar with his students' hostile attitude towards both his lectures and himself, a senior school teacher reaches a decision that forces an assessment of his choice of life, of his marriage and ultimately of his values and worth in modern society. This is a story of a man lost in a world that no longer recognises either him or his talent. Translator(s): Lyngstad, Sverre. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005757
ISBN
9781843432104
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 1962, Anchor Bend, Oregon. The sea calls to Eleanor. Like the turn of the waves it beckons her from the heart of the town she's always known, from her husband Hob and their young daughter, Agnes, to the unfathomable depths of the ocean. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014528
ISBN
9780008132941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Hannah and Humphrey Drayton seem to be happily married. Yet Hannah has reached the stage where she can't stand her husband. Every Thursday she meets with her friend, David Craventon, and they go to the cinema or the theatre. Yet when Humphrey finds out, her Thursday friend becomes her saviour. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 107 x 26. Weight in Grams: 192. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Corgi
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0245717
ISBN
9780552144384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140487
ISBN
9781588140487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.27

Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2GJ; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674796744
ISBN
9780674796744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. 256 pages. Revelations, is a narrative journey undertaken by artists and modern-day warriors, who, after the liberation of South Africa, try to understand what was fought for, and why. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 214 x 148 x 17. Weight: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770098084
ISBN
9781770098084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Tells the story of one man's obsession with his dead wife and his soul's struggle between an alluring young dancer - his late wife's double - and the beautiful, melancholy city of Bruges, whose moody atmosphere mirrors his mourning. Translator(s): Mosley, Philip. Num Pages: 90 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589661592
ISBN
9781589661592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612191454
ISBN
9781612191454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. Seoul, South Korea. A rebellious young woman falls for a British diplomat. But in a city of tight control, her passion will prove her downfall. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
riverrun
Condition
New
SKU
9781782062585
ISBN
9781782062585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2005 RNA Novel of the Year award, a moving and gorgeously-written book from Jojo Moyes, based on a true story. Num Pages: 512 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340960387
ISBN
9780340960387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594485879
ISBN
9781594485879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.47

Paperback.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
OVERSEAS EDITIONS NEW
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780515149562
ISBN
9780515149562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.29

Paperback. Translator(s): McNeil, Rhett. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628970340
ISBN
9781628970340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Literature & Drama. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486265513
ISBN
9780486265513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.80

Paperback. *A witty and wonderful book about 1970s family life, that has been made into a critically acclaimed film. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Reprint.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349110301
ISBN
9780349110301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FJ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Night Shade Books United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597808194
ISBN
9781597808194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Hardback. This study presents the universal myth of the lost paradise in the first seven novels of Jacques Poulin and examines the way in which Poulin has adapted the myth for his own purposes. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838635131
ISBN
9780838635131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.78

Paperback. Jim Crace's Booker-shortlisted masterpiece. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447275145
ISBN
9781447275145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Staudohar, Paul D. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613743768
ISBN
9781613743768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

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