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Paperback. This selection of twenty-seven stories in a lively new transltion shows Maupassant as his comic, cruel, and brillant best. In addition to the poignant title story, it includes one of the most famous tales ever written, The Necklace , and Le Horla, an account of a disintegrating personality that chillingly parallels the author's own decline into madness. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555789
- ISBN
- 9780199555789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. A collection of tales that range from one man's honeymooning epiphany in "Hassan's Tower" to the journeying fantasies of "A Voyage to Cythera", and the joy of "The Merry Widow" which explore cruel and loving relationships, social change and personal obsessions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141196435
- ISBN
- 9780141196435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
hardcover. This charming collection of Christmas stories by longtime Episcopal Rector Jim Simons illuminate the true spirit of Christmas, as the citizens of the fictional town Evergreen navigate health crises, Christmas pageants, and errant pets, gleaning deep lessons from simple scenes. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FW; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442241824
- ISBN
- 9781442241824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843914020
- ISBN
- 9781843914020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.40
€ 14.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. A superb new collection from the No.1 bestselling author: 'Reading her books is like gossiping with old friends' DAILY EXPRESS Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409161448
- ISBN
- 9781409161448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Fall into the dreamlike realities of absinthe and madness. Here, buildings pursue their own malevolent intents; a grieving father and daughter receive a grisly visitor; a man is unravelled by strange symbolism in a twilit park; and a botanist will stop at nothing to safeguard her borders. Editor(s): Houguez, Claire; Parfitt, Rebecca. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909844889
- ISBN
- 9781909844889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.21
€ 11.21
Paperback. On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years. She lives off vegetables and pigeons, burns her furniture and books to stay alive and keeps herself busy by writing her story on the walls of her home. Translator(s): Hahn, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593126
- ISBN
- 9780099593126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. When a girl is found dead with a copy of Rudian Stefa's latest book in her possession, the author finds himself summoned for an interview by the Party Committee. Unable to guess what transgression he has committed Rudian goes fearfully to meet his interrogators. He has never met the girl in question but he remembers signing the book. Translator(s): Hodgson, John. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593072
- ISBN
- 9780099593072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Mercury House United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781562791209
- ISBN
- 9781562791209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.62
€ 20.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. Features three novels that come together in the humorous parable of greed, religion and slum youth that is The Boy Who Wanted Peace; in the fate of old and disturbed Miss Partridge who is obsessed with the innocence of young Grace; and in the mental collapse of Mr Alfred, a middle-aged schoolteacher who is in love with one of this pupils. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862418854
- ISBN
- 9780862418854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.02
€ 26.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Vintage Intl ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307473943
- ISBN
- 9780307473943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.19
€ 16.99
€ 15.19
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Twisted Spoon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788086264462
- ISBN
- 9788086264462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.75
€ 17.99
€ 16.75
Paperback. A collection of 19 tales about the way we live now, as lovers, partners, children, parents. Or alone. Stories of passion, desire, and necessary restraint; of the near future, the recent past; of old habits, new technology; of won't-be mothers and would-be fathers; and of houses, ancient and modern. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, pages lightly toned, text is clear and remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0023761
- ISBN
- 9780006550983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In A Hero of Our Time, the first great Russian novel, a young officer, passionate and world-weary, is posted to the Caucasus and becomes involved in a series of adventures. A dazzlingly original work of fiction, the novel is newly translated together with Pushkin's travel narrative, A Journey to Arzrum, with introduction and notes. Translator(s): Slater, Nicolas Pasternak. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199652686
- ISBN
- 9780199652686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. This new translation includes Kafka's two published collections, A Country Doctor and A Hunger Artist with other, uncollected stories, aphorisms, and parables that have become part of the Kafka canon. Enigmatic, satirical, often bleakly humorous, the stories meditate on art and artists and the human experience. Includes an introduction and notes. Translator(s): Crick, Joyce. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600922
- ISBN
- 9780199600922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493088
- ISBN
- 9781847493088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.20
€ 11.20
Paperback. This collection of stories offers a fresh perspective on current issues of homosexuality and anti-Semitism and lends a voice to those experiencing growing pains and self-discovery. Series: Library of American Fiction. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1, With a new preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299205744
- ISBN
- 9780299205744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.40
€ 24.99
€ 21.40
Hardback. Rebecca's parents were born to very different families. One wealthy, one all but destitute, they were united only by their striking mutual beauty. But their only child, Rebecca, is a daughter of startling ugliness. An irresistible modern fable that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt that they don't belong. Translator(s): Viti, Cristina. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857052339
- ISBN
- 9780857052339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.45
€ 16.99
€ 12.45
Hardback. A collection of stories. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747506072
- ISBN
- 9780747506072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.00
€ 17.99
€ 13.00
Paperback. These stories deal with major themes: the life of the senses, the life of art - with special emphasis on the art of music - and the comic and lyric results when the two lives cross paths. From contemporary Paris to the New York of the fifties, from the way the mind works to the way the heart sinks or sings, these stories wend their magical way. Num Pages: 208 pages, port. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781881515616
- ISBN
- 9781881515616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. A fascinating study in sexual psychology and sexual politics, the novel focuses on Helene Grandjean, a widow, and her shifting emotional states. This is the eighth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, and the first modern translation for more than fifty years. Editor(s): Nelson, Brian. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; FC; FYT. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728641
- ISBN
- 9780198728641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. The international phenomenon: quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny. Perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Jonas Jonasson's The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444775815
- ISBN
- 9781444775815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.60
€ 11.99
€ 9.60
Paperback. A book about earth-shattering experience of becoming a father, the mundane struggles of family life, ridiculously unsuccessful holidays, humiliating antenatal music classes, fights with quarrelsome neighbours, the emotional strains of childrens' birthday parties and pushing a pram around Stockholm when all you really want to do is write. Translator(s): Bartlett, Don. Series: Knausgaard. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555179
- ISBN
- 9780099555179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder. As his audacious plan to uncover the truth unfolds, he encounters rich American expatriates, some truly dangerous characters and their hidden motives. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393513
- ISBN
- 9780141393513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11