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Paperback. This collection of mystery short stories showcases some of North Carolina's writing talent from the past and the present - some famous, some less well known. They solve crimes, locate treasures, and uncover deceit in a range of tales that reflects the breadth of the genre. Editor(s): Shaber, Sara R. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856048
ISBN
9780807856048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335822
ISBN
9780870335822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
Break Away Book Club
SKU
V9780253020628
ISBN
9780253020628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. The art of writing is mysterious; the opinions we hold are ephemeral. This title presents eleven short stories. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183862
ISBN
9780141183862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.84

Hardcover. These lyrical stories attempt to portray the yearnings of a little sister, the hazy memories of a concentration camp liberator, and the romantic entanglements of political activists. The title story captures the longings, personal and political, of a sensitive girl on the cusp of adolescence. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Triquarterly
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810151086
ISBN
9780810151086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.65

Paperback. Explore Spain's rich literary landscape with some of the country's best contemporary writers. Arranged geographically, these 18 stories transport readers through Spain's many enchanting regions. Editor(s): Bush, Peter; Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 242 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; FYB; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Whereabouts Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883513122
ISBN
9781883513122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Hardcover. A collection of fourteen stories that depict Buddha's quest for enlightenment in his former lives. It shows how Buddha suffers mutilations from the wicked and sacrifices himself for those he seeks to save. Translator(s): Meiland, Justin. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: FC; FW; FYB; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
Volume 2
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795835
ISBN
9780814795835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789068
ISBN
9781564789068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. These stories, chosen from ten separately published collections of James T. Farrell's short fiction, offer remarkable insights into the lives of Irish Americans and other Chicagoans from 1910 to 1940. Farrell's stories offer a wonderful diversity of characters and experiences. Series: Prairie State Book. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252019814
ISBN
9780252019814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551520513
ISBN
9781551520513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975500
ISBN
9781555975500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. A parrot who speaks of love, a police dog who's a Buddhist, a microbe with an inferiority complex, a chameleon hoping to find himself, a scorpion with the fastest sting in the West? Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. Translator(s): Casey, John. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. 160 pages. Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. You're an Animal Viskovitz is a whirlwind of ironic fables, a tour de force of comic inventiveness and intelligence unlike anything that you have read before. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Canongate Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954936
ISBN
9781841954936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. The fourth volume in the celebrated series of stories featuring the bridge-playing monks of St Titus. Vastly entertaining and brilliantly instructive. Series: Master Bridge. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB; WDMC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780297864431
ISBN
9780297864431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816533978
ISBN
9780816533978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Never has the short story seen so much long wind. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927428719
ISBN
9781927428719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Flint, Richard; Zaraf, David. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Edition
Rep Tra
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788672
ISBN
9781564788672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. The incredibly moving and atmospheric new novel about a parent's love for his child, from the author of the international bestseller Let the Right One In. Translator(s): Delargy, Marlaine. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 185 x 43. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849165136
ISBN
9781849165136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Travelman Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
22
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860920400
ISBN
9781860920400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628970043
ISBN
9781628970043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.12

Hardback. Depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. This book offers an account of the often hedonistic individualism that is taking root. It depicts a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. It presents a story about casual sex in a provincial city. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390. And Other Stories of China. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. 256 pages. Depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. This book offers an account of the often hedonistic individualism that is taking root. It depicts a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. It presents a story about casual sex in a provincial city. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FYB. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight: 390. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136945
ISBN
9780231136945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. A collection of stories about a long-haired woman who moves into the priest's house and sets fire to his furniture; a forester who mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife; a farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is almost gone. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158 183pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571233076
ISBN
9780571233076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.61

paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529547
ISBN
9780714529547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Black and white map illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Comma Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583034
ISBN
9781905583034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. A novel that tells the story of a young Muslim who, when his life is threatened, finds sanctuary in a community of Coptic monks. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara. Series: Literature of the Middle East. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174. A Novel. Series: Literature of the Middle East. 116 pages, 1 map. A novel that tells the story of a young Muslim who, when his life is threatened, finds sanctuary in a community of Coptic monks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight: 174. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200753
ISBN
9780520200753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.27

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