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Paperback. Presents stories of abandonment and vengeance, in which extreme situations lead to disturbing conclusions. A missionary is sent to a place so distant he finds his God has no power there; a husband abandons his wife as they honeymoon in the South American jungle; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191355
ISBN
9780141191355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, six Hispanic and six English-language authors have each contributed a previously unpublished story in tribute to these giants of world literature. With Ben Okri, Deborah Levy, Kamila Shamsie, Yuri Herrera, Valeria Luiselli and others, introduced by Salman Rushdie. Editor(s): Hahn, Daniel; Valencia, Margarita. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276780
ISBN
9781908276780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. Shmuel, a young, idealistic student, is drawn to a mysterious handwritten note on a campus noticeboard. This takes him to a strange house, where an elderly invalid man requires a paid companion, to argue with and read to him. But there is someone else in the house, too.. Translator(s): De Lange, Nicholas. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701956
ISBN
9781784701956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775313
ISBN
9780413775313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. A unique edition of James's two complementary tales, 'Daisy Miller' and 'An International Episode', in which the young American girl irrupts into European society. This edition includes introduction and notes by Adrian Poole, and an Appendix on stage and screen versions of 'Daisy Miller'. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199639885
ISBN
9780199639885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.88

Paperback. The elegant, haunting story of the forgotten people and places of Paris from the reigning Nobel Laureate. Translator(s): Cameron, Professor Euan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857055286
ISBN
9780857055286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Hardcover. A collection of Stevenson's short stories found in one volume. Titles include "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "Markheim", "Lodging for the Night", "Thrawn Janet", "The Body Snatcher" and "The Misadventures of John Nicholson". Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150636
ISBN
9781857150636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. A collection of stories of rare force and beauty, of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection from award-winning author and powerhouse talent Roxane Gay Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472152770
ISBN
9781472152770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. At an end-of-the London season soiree, the young Hungarian scholar-dilettante Janos Batky is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the subject of strange rumours. Invited to the family seat, Pendragon Castle in North Wales, Batky receives a mysterious phone-call warning him not to go. Translator(s): Rix, Len. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901285895
ISBN
9781901285895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.41

Paperback. A collection of ten stories of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; of the infectious madness of conflict; and of the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops room. It conveys the reality of a wartime pilot's daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189659
ISBN
9780141189659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. A superb collection of writing from multi-award-winning, million-copy bestseller Andrea Levy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472222695
ISBN
9781472222695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Children of the New World introduces readers to a near future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. The book grapples with our unease in this modern world and how our ever growing dependence on new technologies has changed the shape of our society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 208 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250098993
ISBN
9781250098993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. An intimate and remarkably human novel of modern Iraq by an acclaimed Arab-American author, shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Translator(s): Tabet, Maia. Series: Hoopoe Fiction. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 13. .
Publisher
Hoopoe Fiction
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168208
ISBN
9789774168208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. Yasha the magician - sword swallower, fire eater, acrobat and master of escape - is famed for his extraordinary Houdini-like skills. Half Jewish, half Gentile, a free thinker who slips easily between worlds, Yasha has an observant wife, a loyal assistant who travels with him and a woman in every town. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197609
ISBN
9780141197609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Ogata Shingo is growing old, and his memory is failing him. At night he hears only the sound of death in the distant rumble from the mountain. The relationships which have previously defined his life - with his son, his wife, and his attractive daughter-in-law - are dissolving, and Shingo is caught between love and destruction. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192628
ISBN
9780141192628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Contains the author's short works that are rich in the insights and passion that characterize his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445060
ISBN
9780140445060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Offers a collection of the haunting German stories from the past 200 years. This title includes Hoffmann's hallucinatory portrait of terror and insanity "The Sandman"; Chamisso's influential black masterpiece "Peter Schlemiel", where a man barters his own shadow; and Kafka's chilling, disturbing satire "In the Penal Colony". Translator(s): Wortsman, Peter. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DQ; FYT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198804
ISBN
9780141198804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. A poetic and infinitely moving novel - sure to become a classic of literature about childhood. Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849164016
ISBN
9781849164016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. The last Isaac Asimov science fiction collection which contains all of his previously uncollected stories. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 29. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006482024
ISBN
9780006482024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. This saga brings alive the world of the 10th century AD when the Vikings raided the coasts of England. Translator(s): Meyer, Michael. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007560707
ISBN
9780007560707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.05

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
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199655540
ISBN
9780199655540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.47

Paperback. A poignant tale which touches on the themes of yearning and lost youth that are central to many of Fitzgerald's novels and stories, 'The Love Boat' is here presented with other lesser-known pieces which he wrote in the 1920s and explore the many facets of his creative talents. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494146
ISBN
9781847494146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174920
ISBN
9781590174920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The seventh book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007439171
ISBN
9780007439171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.37

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