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Fiction: special features
Paperback. Playwright, novelist, and poet Thomas Bernhard (1931-1989) gives us one of his most darkly comic works. A series of parable-like anecdotes--some drawn from newspaper reports, some from conversation, some even from hearsay--this satire portrays an ordinary world careening into absurdity and disaster. Translator(s): Northcott, Kenneth. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044026
- ISBN
- 9780226044026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.45
€ 11.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics New York
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285670
- ISBN
- 9780099285670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
hardcover. The most authoritative edition of the tales published as 'Twixt Land and Sea in 1912. Editor(s): Berthoud, J.A.; Davis, Laura L.; Reid, S.W. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad. Num Pages: 688 pages, 22 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521871266
- ISBN
- 9780521871266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.28
€ 121.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167546
- ISBN
- 9789774167546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. A collection of ten stories that depict the rural mid-lands of Ireland and their people. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, it deals with the meaning of small things, contrary behaviours and emotions. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571295302
- ISBN
- 9780571295302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.92
€ 17.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Kaus, Jan. Translator(s): Dickens, Eric. Series: Dedalus Literary Fiction Anthologies. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903517956
- ISBN
- 9781903517956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.95
€ 13.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. A milestone of picaresque literature, The Comic Romance spawned countless imitations in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and was championed in the nineteenth century by eminent literary figures such as Theophile Gautier and Gerard de Nerval. Translator(s): Houis, Jacques. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272. 384 pages. A milestone of picaresque literature, The Comic Romance spawned countless imitations in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and was championed in the nineteenth century by eminent literary figures such as Theophile Gautier and Gerard de Nerval. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight: 272. Translator(s): Houis, Jacques.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492203
- ISBN
- 9781847492203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.31
€ 13.31
Paperback. Published posthumously, The Red Notebook is an autobiographical account of the youth of the author of the seminal Romantic novel Adolphe, relating Constant's European travels and readings, as well as his first steps in society and romance. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492760
- ISBN
- 9781847492760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.26
€ 12.26
Paperback. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight: 154. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 119
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492609
- ISBN
- 9781847492609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.28
€ 13.28
Paperback. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. 160 pages, illustrations. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight: 146. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492180
- ISBN
- 9781847492180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Brown Brothers Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993127595
- ISBN
- 9780993127595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 4.82
€ 14.99
€ 4.82
paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Schocken Books
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805210576
- ISBN
- 9780805210576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.59
€ 17.99
€ 14.59
Hardcover. Suburban Sketches Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845880835
- ISBN
- 9781845880835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.41
€ 7.41
Paperback. This collection of lesser-known of short stories - ranging from absurd humorous sketches to psychological pieces and tragic stories - demonstrates Anton Chekhov's mastery of the genre. Translator(s): Fitzlyon, April. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847494757
- ISBN
- 9781847494757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Expanded and updated collection of short stories using Head's 'Tales of Tenderness and Power' as a basis. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435045715
- ISBN
- 9780435045715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.37
€ 16.37
Paperback. A novel about a street in an unnamed city whose inhabitants speculate on the life of a mysterious Madam X. It interweaves their endless suppositions into a work that is at once political parable and surreal fantasia. Translator(s): Gernant, Karen; Chen, Zeping. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Rep Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167962
- ISBN
- 9780300167962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.63
€ 19.99
€ 15.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Amberjack Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780692487129
- ISBN
- 9780692487129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.62
€ 12.62
hardcover. The first scholarly edition of Conrad's last published volume of short stories. Editor(s): Fachard, Alexandre. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad. Num Pages: 508 pages, 9 b/w illus. 1 map 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 222 x 32. Weight in Grams: 752. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad. 508 pages, 9 b/w illus. 1 map 3 tables. Editor(s): Fachard, Alexandre. The first scholarly edition of Conrad's last published volume of short stories. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC; FYB. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 32. Weight: 752.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107017580
- ISBN
- 9781107017580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.28
€ 121.28
Paperback. Features characters that highlight London's concern with social issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140183580
- ISBN
- 9780140183580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681772417
- ISBN
- 9781681772417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.39
€ 13.99
€ 10.39