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Paperback. Provides an annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 720 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126197
- ISBN
- 9780691126197
€ 48.99€ 42.87
€ 48.99
€ 42.87
Paperback. The story of a man who rose from peasant stock to become Estonia's most famous medieval chronicler - The first novel in a historical trilogy by Estonia's most famous writer Translator(s): Beecher, Merike Lepasaar. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784299781
- ISBN
- 9781784299781
€ 16.99€ 13.93
€ 16.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Features eighteen contemporary short stories that take the reader on a journey through South Africa's literary landscape, exploring Africa's most popular travel destination. This book, divided into three areas of South Africa - Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape - also includes game parks, farms and even mines. Editor(s): Balseiro, Isabel; Hecht, Tobias. Series: Traveler's Literary Companion. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DQ; FYB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Whereabouts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883513221
- ISBN
- 9781883513221
€ 14.99€ 14.13
€ 14.99
€ 14.13
Hardcover. A collection of Christmas stories from Irish writers. Editor(s): Marcus, David. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5HC; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 155. Weight in Grams: 479. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First British Edition
- SKU
- KST0023315
- ISBN
- 9780747523024
€ 5.17
€ 5.17
Paperback. Seventeen stories from one of Europe's most enchanting cities. Editor(s): Constantine, Helen. Translator(s): Holmes, Deborah. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669790
- ISBN
- 9780199669790
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. This anthology of translated short stories is representative of the variety of issues that women from Bangladesh tackle in their writings. It includes stories about the 1971 War of Liberation, women's 'honour', mother-daughter relationships, the vagaries of marriage and contemporary political corruption. Editor(s): Zaman, Niaz; Azim, Firdous. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863565670
- ISBN
- 9780863565670
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. Editor(s): Royle, Nicholas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. .
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784631123
- ISBN
- 9781784631123
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. A writer's workshop for young offenders at Dublin's Mountjoy Prison is the source of this collection of 15 original Irish stories. They include: Kenno's loss of his parents to drug-related AIDS; Yogi's heroin addiction; and Bree's thoughts as she considers giving up her child for adoption. Editor(s): Hunt, Marsha. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Some shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KST0031029
- ISBN
- 9781840182170
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Hichens, Joanne. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Mercury
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928230182
- ISBN
- 9781928230182
€ 13.99€ 6.99
€ 13.99
€ 6.99
Paperback. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this attractive collection of translated stories evokes the many transformations the city has undergone. Including both well-known and new writers, the book will appeal to people who love travelling or are armchair travellers, as much as to those who love Berlin. Editor(s): Constantine, Helen. Translator(s): Marven, Lyn. Num Pages: 256 pages, Numerous black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199559381
- ISBN
- 9780199559381
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. The Song of Roland offers fascinating insights into medieval ideas about heroism, manhood, religion, race, & nationhood which were foundational for modern European culture. It is the oldest known surviving major work of French literature based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. Editor(s): Gaunt, Simon; Pratt, Karen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; DCF; FJH; FYT; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655540
- ISBN
- 9780199655540
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. The Danish love of story-telling is richly demonstrated in this unique anthology of seventeen tales drawn from the canon of Danish literature over the past two hundred years. Together these stories present a unique view of the city of Copenhagen. Editor(s): Constantine, Helen. Translator(s): Shankland, Lotte. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 black-and-white illustrations and 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689118
- ISBN
- 9780199689118
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Hardcover. A deluxe edition of original and classic short stories, packed with monsters, vampires and the weird. Tales of shadows and voices in the dark from the likes of H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Hope Hodgson are cast with previously unpublished stories by some of the best writers of horror today. Series: Gothic Fantasy. Num Pages: 480 pages, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Deluxe
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783613748
- ISBN
- 9781783613748
€ 26.99€ 19.76
€ 26.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology shows the vitality of the Scottish short story. Editor(s): Dunn, Douglas. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199556540
- ISBN
- 9780199556540
€ 16.99€ 13.93
€ 16.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. Editor(s): Royle, Nicholas. Series: Best British Short Stories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907773679
- ISBN
- 9781907773679
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. The definitive collection of the twentieth century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering. Editor(s): Shippey, Tom. Num Pages: 624 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803818
- ISBN
- 9780192803818
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848402904
- ISBN
- 9781848402904
€ 10.99€ 10.95
€ 10.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. With two front covers, this title contains 30 stories that should appeal to male and female alike. "Girls' Night Out" introduces female authors, including Josie Lloyd and Kathy Lette. "Boys' Night In" features authors such as Mike Gayle, and Emlyn Rees. One pound goes to War Child for every sale. Editor(s): Manby, Chris; Walker, Fiona; Adams, Jessica. Num Pages: 464 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 116 x 40. Weight in Grams: 328. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KRF0008170
- ISBN
- 9780007122035
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Bringing together contributions from major figures and work of Caribbean writers, this collection of short stories is pan-Caribbean, ranging beyond the Anglophone territories to include stories originally published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. Editor(s): Wickham, John; Brown, Stewart. Series: Oxford Books of Prose. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802293
- ISBN
- 9780192802293
€ 20.99€ 16.43
€ 20.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Fowlie, Wallace. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486264431
- ISBN
- 9780486264431
€ 15.99€ 12.69
€ 15.99
€ 12.69