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Fiction: special features
Paperback. The Mafia and the Ten Commandments meet in these interlinked short stories about the undebelly of Naples. This title uncovers the raw heart of a city, telling the stories of ordinary people forced to make extraordinary compromises in a place permeated by crime. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846556173
- ISBN
- 9781846556173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. The long-awaited first English collection of Neuman's short stories Translator(s): Caistor, Nick; Garcia, Lorenza. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782270737
- ISBN
- 9781782270737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. The new paperback edition of a rarity: a brilliant novel of ideas that is also irresistible and very, very racy. An engrossing, hugely satisfying and entertaining read, by a young Argentinian superstar. For lovers of historical novels, and of the modernist giants Mann and Musil. Translator(s): Caistor, Nick; Garcia, Lorenza. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908968388
- ISBN
- 9781908968388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898546
- ISBN
- 9780859898546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.82
€ 44.82
Hardback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898539
- ISBN
- 9780859898539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71
Hardcover. Includes the stories that focus on the passing of the rural Southwest Texas way of life and its stamp on those who leave there. This title features the stories that explore exotic Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, and a dig site in Peru and make a voyage of discovery down the Amazon River. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724969
- ISBN
- 9780896724969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
€ 35.99
€ 30.46
Hardcover. A comprehensive reference to short fiction from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Commonwealth. With approximately 450 entries, this A-to-Z guide explores the literary contributions of such writers as Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, D H Lawrence, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Mansfield, Martin Amis, and others. Series: Companion to Literature Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, index, bibliography, cross-references. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; FYB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816059904
- ISBN
- 9780816059904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.53€ 89.52
€ 99.53
€ 89.52
paperback. Viktor Zolotaryov - last seen in 'Death and the Penguin' fleeing mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha - seizes, once there, a heaven-sent opportunity to return to Kiev with a new identity. Translator(s): Bird, George. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461692
- ISBN
- 9780099461692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. A satirical epic of the Soviet soul by the bestselling author of Death and the Penguin Translator(s): Dralyuk, Boris. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848666061
- ISBN
- 9781848666061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.34
€ 14.99
€ 12.34
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782791898
- ISBN
- 9781782791898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.20
€ 16.99
€ 15.20
Hardback. Translator(s): Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175548
- ISBN
- 9780231175548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.97€ 62.28
€ 81.97
€ 62.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900715713
- ISBN
- 9781900715713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.80
€ 25.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, R. E. N.; Carr, Angela. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- DC Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919688865
- ISBN
- 9780919688865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. Based on real people, this volume offers a collection of stories focusing on mingling history, invention, literary criticism, high drama and low comedy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099480716
- ISBN
- 9780099480716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. As well as her eight novels, Angela Carter published four collections of short stories during her lifetime, and contributed stories to several anthologies. The stories were scattered amongst different publishers. Suitable for Angela Carter aficionados, this title gathers together her work. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592914
- ISBN
- 9780099592914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. A second collection of fairy tales by Angela Carter involving more alluring women, ailing warriors, enchantresses and seekers of revenge. They come from every corner of the globe to haunt, to entice, transform and even to help. Illustrator(s): Sargood, Corinna. Editor(s): Carter, Angela. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 271. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006200
- ISBN
- 9781853816161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HELEN SIMPSON From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099588115
- ISBN
- 9780099588115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.28
€ 13.99
€ 10.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276520
- ISBN
- 9781908276520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. An exclusive, never-before-collected selection of sparkling stories by Angela Thirkell that will charm, delight and entertain. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349004303
- ISBN
- 9780349004303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Hardcover. Translator(s): Hanaburgh, Sara. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936024
- ISBN
- 9780813936024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57€ 59.89
€ 65.57
€ 59.89
Paperback. Translator(s): Hanaburgh, Sara. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936031
- ISBN
- 9780813936031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.38
€ 27.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. A poetic work of fiction on the one hand, an autobiography on the other, The Life of Rebecca Jones is about one family's passage through the twentieth century. A fictional elegy to a threatened way of life. Translator(s): Jones, Lloyd. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857387127
- ISBN
- 9780857387127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.19
€ 11.99
€ 10.19
Paperback. A high school teacher drifts from a moored boat to a downtown trance club, while negotiating her problematic relationship with an alcoholic older brother. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Freehand Books
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551119250
- ISBN
- 9781551119250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.43
€ 32.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Set in contemporary Bombay and other cities, this is a collection of 11 short stories that reflect Desai's skill for evoking the full flavour of Indian life. The colours, smells and sounds, as well as some intensely individual characters, are here. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428534
- ISBN
- 9780099428534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11