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Fiction: special features

Paperback. A local scandal intrudes on Maigret's seaside holiday in book twenty-eight of the new Penguin Maigret series. At what point in the day could the note have been slipped into his pocket, his left breast pocket? It was an ordinary sheet of glazed squared paper, probably torn out of an exercise book. Translator(s): Schwartz, Ros. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980744
ISBN
9780141980744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Zola's novel of peasant life describes the disintegration of the Fouan family when Papa Fouan decides to divide his land between his three children. Greed and violence feed a bitter struggle for supremacy. This new translation captures the novel's blend of brutality and lyricism in its evocation of the inexorable cycle of the natural world. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199677870
ISBN
9780199677870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Unworldly young Effi Briest is married off to Baron von Innstetten, an austere and ambitious civil servant twice her age, who has little time for his new wife. Isolated and bored, Effi finds comfort and distraction in a brief liaison with Major Crampas, a married man with a dangerous reputation. Translator(s): Rorrison, Hugh; Chambers, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447668
ISBN
9780140447668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.68

Paperback. John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their daughter's death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that, instead of laying their ghosts to rest, they become caught up in a train of strange events. This volume contains stories that explore fears, longings, secrets and desires. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188379
ISBN
9780141188379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0012762
ISBN
9780720614640
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241206386
ISBN
9780241206386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Father Brown first made his appearance in "The Innocence of Father Brown" in 1911. This collection contains all of the Father Brown stories, showing thr quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Hertfordshire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised & enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260032
ISBN
9781853260032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.43

Paperback. Manzhen is a young worker in a Shanghai factory, where she meets Shijun, the son of wealthy merchants. Despite family complications, they fall in love and begin to dream of a shared life together - until circumstances force them apart. When they are reunited after a separation of many years, can they start their relationship again? Translator(s): Kingsbury, Karen. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189390
ISBN
9780141189390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Hardcover. This novel tells the story of Joseph K, a respectable clerk in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and asked to defend himself against a criminal charge which is never defined. Translator(s): Muir, Willa; Muir, Edwin. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150759
ISBN
9781857150759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. A series of short and comic autobiographical vignettes about life among the emigres in the explosive multi-cultural atmosphere of '90s Berlin. It speaks about the offbeat personal events of author's own life but captures something universal about our disjointed times. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091886691
ISBN
9780091886691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Costello, D. P. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Calder Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544588
ISBN
9780714544588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. 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: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175555
ISBN
9780231175555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. A perceptive and wildly funny short story collection from the father of gonzo Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Picador Paperbacks
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330510769
ISBN
9780330510769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.10

Paperback. Tells the story of a nobleman's attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. This title describes the social life in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Briggs, Anthony. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424638
ISBN
9780140424638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628971125
ISBN
9781628971125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. Contains stories which range geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Translator(s): Martin, George. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141181349
ISBN
9780141181349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. This volume of eight short stories offers students of German at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature with the aid of parallel translations. Editor(s): Zillekens, Ernst. Series: Parallel Text. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CJBR; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140265422
ISBN
9780140265422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FJMS; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087218
ISBN
9781847087218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Crawling, clawing, sliming horror, seeping from the night-tipped pen of that Grand Master of heart-stopping supernatural terror - H.P. Lovecraft. Series: H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Voyager
Number of pages
512
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586063248
ISBN
9780586063248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. 'The things people inscribe on tombstones, even if only with their breath - erasing those things is what the Redeemer's there for.' Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; FA; FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276728
ISBN
9781908276728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Harvill Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860460401
ISBN
9781860460401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Aimed at the mainstream women's fiction market, this book also appeals to followers of contemporary short fiction. Editor(s): Loosmore, Rachel. Series: S.S. Charity S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208. Clean copy in good condtion.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Accent Press Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLJ0000711
ISBN
9781905170241
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the author's incisive, paranoiac, maddened and maddening worldview in interviews interspersed with stories and other writing. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189857
ISBN
9780141189857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Rothwell, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536856
ISBN
9780199536856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

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