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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Paperback. * First general biography in UK for twenty years of one of the defining writers of the 20th century - Franz Kafka. Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated: 16, int b/w. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Time Warner Books Uk
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115931
ISBN
9780349115931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Using Vladimir Nabokov and Salman Rushdie's work, this study argues that transnational fiction refuses the simple oppositions of postcolonial theory and suggests the possibility of an inclusive global literature. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346742
ISBN
9781137346742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.28

Paperback. From Michel Houellebecq to Zadie Smith, from Javier Marias to Arnon Grunberg: this timely study takes its reader on a tour of European literature and the critical discussion around it. Despite recent declarations of postmodernism's demise, contemporary literature turns out to be entangled in a discussion with postmodernism. It is time to critically Editor(s): Vaessens, Thomas; Dijk, Yra van. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
V9789089643698
ISBN
9789089643698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.17

Paperback. 'Dazzling' John Updike Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
9780330354912
ISBN
9780330354912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. This anthology contains autobiographical commentaries by the Brontes themselves, but because these are so scarce they are supplemented by first-hand statements made not only by various inhabitants of Haworth, but by those who met members of the Bronte family in Yorkshire, London, and elsewhere. Editor(s): Orel, Harold. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
V9780333663141
ISBN
9780333663141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.83

Paperback. Introduces Ellen Webb, who lives in the dryland wheat country of central Montana during the early 1940s. This title is about growing up, becoming a woman, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and within the space of a year and a half. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC; FJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803297418
ISBN
9780803297418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.27

Hardback. This stimulating and comprehensive study of A. S. Byatt's work spans virtually her entire career and offers insightful readings of all of Byatt's fictions up to and including The Children's Book (2009). The authors also consider her role as a critic, cultural commentator and public intellectual. Series Editor(s): Lea, Daniel. Series: Contemporary British Novelists. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719066528
ISBN
9780719066528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.81
€ 86.76

Paperback. Cicero's courtroom speeches are the most significant examples we have of the art of the ancient Roman advocate. This collection of essays aims to set them in the context of the Roman legal system and of ancient techniques of persuasion, and to compare their methods with those available to modern advocates. Editor(s): Powell, Jonathan; Paterson, Jeremy. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199298297
ISBN
9780199298297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.38

Hardcover. Paul Scheerbart (1863-1915) was a visionary German novelist, theorist, poet, and artist. He was fascinated with the potential of glass as a medium for expressionist architecture. This title describes Scheerbart's life, and explains the ways in which 'The Light Club of Batavia' inspired him to produce art of uncommon breadth. Num Pages: 104 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514574
ISBN
9780226514574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. A memoir of the author's early life and time starting out as a novelist, as well as diaries recording her in old age. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571203963
ISBN
9780571203963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.13

Hardback. A comprehensive and accessible overview of Salman Rushdie's published work, his career, and the controversies that surround him. Editor(s): Gurnah, Abdulrazak. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521847193
ISBN
9780521847193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.94

Paperback. This book examines how one aspect of the social and technological situation of literature--namely, the postal system as a mode of transmission--determined how literature was produced and what was produced within literature. Translator(s): Repp, Kevin. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 340 pages, 13 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732383
ISBN
9780804732383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. Editor(s): McPeak, Rick; Orwin, Donna Tussing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478178
ISBN
9780801478178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. Born into the oppressive, colonialist society of 1930s Jamaica, white Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent beauty and sensuality. After their marriage, however, disturbing rumours begin to circulate which poison her husband against her. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182858
ISBN
9780141182858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.82

Paperback. An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life. Series: Thames & Hudson Literary Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500260180
ISBN
9780500260180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.94

Hardcover. Series: The Dickens Companions. Num Pages: 576 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helm Information Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873403853
ISBN
9781873403853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.12

Paperback. This third Norton Critical Edition of Hardy's last novel has been revised to reflect the breadth of responses it has received over the last fifteen years. Editor(s): Pite, Ralph. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393937527
ISBN
9780393937527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. Exploring the narratives that orient the lives of women scholars Editor(s): Hearne, Betsy; Hearne, Betsy Gould; Trites, Roberta Seelinger. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076114
ISBN
9780252076114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. Tenth volume in the Dickens Companions series, offering comprehensive annotation of the novel Dombey and Son. Series: The Dickens Companions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 21 black & white plates. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381274
ISBN
9781781381274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079160
ISBN
9780252079160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

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