Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Features Nelson who plays truant and sees something he wishes he hadn't. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283560
- ISBN
- 9780099283560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.04
€ 17.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Simon and Schuster, c1983. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810115705
- ISBN
- 9780810115705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.42
€ 22.42
Paperback. Contains six short stories and a novella. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900564618
- ISBN
- 9781900564618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Noted for narrative complexity, stylistic variety, and feminist themes, Pardo Bazan's stories, written a century ago, explore many aspects of the relationships between men and women." Series: Texts & Translations. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527842
- ISBN
- 9780873527842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.17
€ 37.17
Paperback. The unmissable new action-thriller from one of the biggest names in British fiction - the No 1 bestselling author of The Ghosts of Sleath, Haunted, The Magic Cottage and The Rats. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KKD0009974
- ISBN
- 9780006476009
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Part memoir, part love story, part wildly scenic travel piece, The Greek for Love is every bit as sumptuous as its setting Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- JOHN MURRAY
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719568626
- ISBN
- 9780719568626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
paperback. A collection of 100 of author's finest stories; it describes life south of the Rio Grande and chronicles the activities and concerns of 'the four million' ordinary citizens who inhabited turn-of-the-century New York. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853262418
- ISBN
- 9781853262418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.55
€ 6.55
Paperback. Ivan Vladislavic invites readers to do some detective work of their own. Each story can be read as a story or you can try to tease out the clues and patterns. Whether skewering extreme marketing techniques or constructing dystopian parallel universes, Vladislavic will make you look beyond appearances. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276568
- ISBN
- 9781908276568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
€ 16.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. Hlynur Bjorn is an unemployed 30-something loner, still living with his mum, who spends his days on the Internet, watching satellite TV, and gazing at girls in the pub. But Hlynur's cosy, unthreatening world is shaken when his mother comes out as a lesbian, and her Spanish girlfriend Lolla moves into their home. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 115 x 27. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571209767
- ISBN
- 9780571209767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847088932
- ISBN
- 9781847088932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Robbie is an ordinary Dublin boy until he hurts his head in an accident on St Patrick's Day. His injury changes everything. When he returns to conciousness, Robbie believes that God has given him the power to perform miracles. When tragedy strikes closer to home, Robbie needs all his powers to keep his world intact. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 149.
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099462088
- ISBN
- 9780099462088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Robbie is an ordinary Dublin boy until he hurts his head in an accident on St Patrick's Day. His injury changes everything. When he returns to conciousness, Robbie believes that God has given him the power to perform miracles. When tragedy strikes closer to home, Robbie needs all his powers to keep his world intact. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 149. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KTM0000704
- ISBN
- 9780099462088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A riveting, high-stakes political story like UNDER THE DOME, a love story like BAG OF BONES, a 1950s community like IT, Stephen King's incredibly ambitious, heartstoppingly dramatic time travel novel, 11.22.63 is a WHAT IF? novel like no one's ever read before - a one thousand page tour de force. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 46. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444727333
- ISBN
- 9781444727333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. Diana Spencer and her lover are visiting Paris. An international fixer puts a team in place to watch the Princess. Former Special Branch man John Harper is recruited as part of the team. Ritz Hotel Deputy Director of Security Henri Paul and paparazzo supreme James Andanson are their targets. But they are not the only ones watching Spencer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0005074
- ISBN
- 9780571223411
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Diana Spencer and her lover are visiting Paris. An international fixer puts a team in place to watch the Princess. Former Special Branch man John Harper is recruited as part of the team. Ritz Hotel Deputy Director of Security Henri Paul and paparazzo supreme James Andanson are their targets. But they are not the only ones watching Spencer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0005078
- ISBN
- 9780571223411
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143128489
- ISBN
- 9780143128489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.06
€ 17.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290. 154 pages, illustrations. Fifteen journeys (fourteen of them inside Poland) over six years, 1940 1946. The traveler is a young girl, who we meet at age seven. Along the way, she loses her home, her family, her name, her hair, and finally, her fear. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564787200
- ISBN
- 9781564787200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.29
€ 14.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. On a New England campus, Viennese housewife Utchka and her aspiring writer husband live a rather placid life with their two children. Until, that is, they meet Severin Winter, Professor of German and wrestling coach, and his delicate wife Edith at a faculty party. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552992084
- ISBN
- 9780552992084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - Candis Welcome to Cedar Cove - a small town with a big heart! Series: A Cedar Cove Novel. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Mira Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778304807
- ISBN
- 9780778304807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Hardback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 35. Weight: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baen Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451638394
- ISBN
- 9781451638394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.42
€ 25.99
€ 24.42
Paperback.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baen Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781451639209
- ISBN
- 9781451639209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.70
€ 10.70
mass_market. 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 172 x 108 x 28. Weight: 244.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baen
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451637649
- ISBN
- 9781451637649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.81
€ 9.81
Eddie Cantrell, now married to the king of Denmark's daughter, is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent - not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 172 x 43. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baen
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476780603
- ISBN
- 9781476780603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.06
€ 11.06
Hardback. After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia must contend with France's infamous Cardinal Richilieu, who is determined to keep his grip on power no matter what history says. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baen Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476780610
- ISBN
- 9781476780610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.14
€ 26.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602202580
- ISBN
- 9781602202580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.83
€ 14.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503943360
- ISBN
- 9781503943360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baen Books United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451639315
- ISBN
- 9781451639315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.32
€ 25.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88. 112 pages. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight: 100.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951928
- ISBN
- 9781841951928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679417392
- ISBN
- 9780679417392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.34
€ 25.99
€ 23.34
Paperback. A sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, the author sheds light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own right. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689192
- ISBN
- 9781846689192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. This novel about the complicated experience of pursuing a PhD details the curious world of a group stuck between childhood and adulthood, idealism and surrealism, representation and reality. It focuses on three main characters, each writing dissertations on postmodern novelist Ronald Sukenick. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fiction Collective 2
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573661027
- ISBN
- 9781573661027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She knows she is being hunted, and that she has put herself in terrible danger in order to save the man she loves. But things are moving forward, and Aomame does not yet know that she and Tengo are more closely bound than ever. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549055
- ISBN
- 9780099549055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. In this world, the fates of two people, Tengo and Aomame, are closely intertwined. They are each, in their own way, doing something very dangerous. And in this world, there seems no way to save them both. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 44. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549062
- ISBN
- 9780099549062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. In this world, the fates of two people, Tengo and Aomame, are closely intertwined. They are each, in their own way, doing something very dangerous. Num Pages: 1344 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 308 x 61. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 1328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578079
- ISBN
- 9780099578079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 15.79
€ 20.00
€ 15.79
Hardback. A sparkling, enchanting, one-of-a-kind novel about one day in the lives of three unforgettable characters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412. Good copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0010957
- ISBN
- 9781447254423
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A sparkling, enchanting, one-of-a-kind novel about one day in the lives of three unforgettable characters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelfwear with bumps to edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KSG0009038
- ISBN
- 9781447254423
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. She has travelled 1800 miles to seek her fortune in the city, and has no desire to return to the never-ending sweet potato fields back home. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099512936
- ISBN
- 9780099512936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. Interweaves a loose narrative line with anecdotes, autobiography, lyricism, myth, dream, fantasy, philosophical insights, and intertextual citations of and conversations with other authors and thinkers. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- The Third Body
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810126541
- ISBN
- 9780810126541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.83
€ 16.99
€ 15.83
Hardback. A new novel from the bestselling Saudi author of Wolves of the Crescent Moon Translator(s): Calderbank, Anthony. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- MUNIRA´S BOTTLE Egypt
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774163463
- ISBN
- 9789774163463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.62
€ 25.99
€ 22.62
Hardback. Budour marries a humble tailor named Girgis, but begins an extended affair with his Jewish employer, Luka. Her friend Sawsan goes off to the university, only to fall in love with a dangerous young Marxist named Salim. Translator(s): Rossetti, Chip. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- SAINT THERESA AND SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774163401
- ISBN
- 9789774163401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.59
€ 25.99
€ 22.59