Fiction »
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Results 5041 - 5064 of 15597
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Often imitated but never bettered, it is in Marlowe's long shadow that every fictional detective must stand - and under the influence of Raymond Chandler's addictive prose that every crime author must write. Marlowe's entanglement with the Sternwood family - and an attendant cast of colourful underworld figures. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182612
- ISBN
- 9780141182612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.53
€ 16.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. A story set in the mid-19th century, when moves to abolish slavery are at their height, and one man's world of love turns to violence when his daughter dies at the hands of her mother. From the author of EN-GENDERING and NOBEL SPEECH. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273936
- ISBN
- 9780099273936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583638
- ISBN
- 9781905583638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.91
€ 14.99
€ 12.91
paperback. A young boy's flights of fancy triumph over family tragedy Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 9. Weight in Grams: 137.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press (IPS) United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223432
- ISBN
- 9780253223432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.45
€ 16.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Daniel Brennan, approaching the premature end of his life, retreats to a room in his brother's suburban house. To divert himself and to entertain Ellen, his carer, he writes the journal that is Telescope, blurring truth, gossip and fiction in vignettes of his own life and the lives of those close to him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sort of Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956308627
- ISBN
- 9780956308627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
€ 11.99
€ 10.73
Hardcover. 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Baen
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451638103
- ISBN
- 9781451638103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.03
€ 23.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. His third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his powerful characterization and political consciousness to the age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave "the life" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrelita is plying her trade during Holy Week, 1949 in Port-au-Prince. Translator(s): Danticat, Edwidge; Coates, Carrol F. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921396
- ISBN
- 9780813921396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.82
€ 32.82
Paperback. At the heart of this story are two elderly Argentine sisters, Luci and Nidia, living in self-imposed exile in Rio. Together they share a life of gossip, but through their conversations the author reveals the violent lives of their neighbours. By the author of "Kiss of the Spider Woman". Translator(s): Levine, Suzanne Jill. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0003834
- ISBN
- 9780571168408
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Some light shelf wear else as new.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTG0003632
- ISBN
- 9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 21 x 154 x 235. Weight in Grams: 382. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KIN0007833
- ISBN
- 9780340924471
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Telling the story of life, love, and the demands of marriage and motherhood, the author gives readers a portrait of one woman's struggle to adapt to the complexity of life in modern Iran. She demystifies contemporary Iran by taking readers beyond the stereotypes and into the lives of individuals. Translator(s): Kousha, Mahnaz; Jewell, Nasrin. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609445
- ISBN
- 9780815609445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. When Zoe Harper wins a coveted place in a televised cookery competition, she can't wait to put her cooking skills to the test. Add a very desirable judge. But as the competition heats up, she realises she's developing an inconvenient crush on one of the judges, the truly delicious Gideon Irving. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099539179
- ISBN
- 9780099539179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686030
- ISBN
- 9781563686030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
paperback. Translator(s): Winston, Professor Richard; Winston, Clara. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781400077557
- ISBN
- 9781400077557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.89
€ 26.99
€ 21.89
Paperback. She was a daughter, a wife, a mother. She was my friend. But what secrets did Eloise take to her grave? Compulsively-readable and haunting, this is the debut novel from Book Club champion, Judy Finnigan. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0011325
- ISBN
- 9780751548600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From the Booker-nominated author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things and So Many Ways to Begin A TV Book Club selection Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408809471
- ISBN
- 9781408809471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594930928
- ISBN
- 9781594930928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.82
€ 15.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. A bittersweet tale of grief and renewal - the exhilarating debut of an exceptionally gifted young writer Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340839539
- ISBN
- 9780340839539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback / so. Editor(s): McBride, Rita; Licht, Matthew. Series: Ways Books. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551521732
- ISBN
- 9781551521732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.87
€ 16.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Annie has a secret. But if she's not going to tell, we won't either. It's a heart-breaking secret she wishes she didn't have - yet Annie isn't broken, not quite yet. Especially now there's someone out there who seems determined to fix her. Kate has run away. But she's not going to tell us why - that would defeat the point of running, wouldn't it? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405911603
- ISBN
- 9781405911603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
€ 13.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Translator(s): Dobel, Hilary Vaughn. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Open Letter
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940953342
- ISBN
- 9781940953342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.30
€ 16.99
€ 15.30
paperback. From one of the world's best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240. Good copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025980
- ISBN
- 9780007199648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Is it possible to forgive and forget? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0014025
- ISBN
- 9781444743203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Meigs, Mary. Translator(s): Coltman, Derek. Series: Exile Classics. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Exile Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550961188
- ISBN
- 9781550961188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.39
€ 26.99
€ 22.39