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Paperback. Editor(s): Lalumiere, Claude; Nickle, David. Series: Exile Book of Anthology. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FF; FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550964608
ISBN
9781550964608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Paperback. A fresh contemporary design for A. S. Byatt's celebrated anthology of English short stories The Oxford Book of English Short Stories.The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries, by authors ranging from Dickens, Trollope, and Hardy to J. G. Ballard, Angela Carter, and Ian McEwan. Editor(s): Byatt, A. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561605
ISBN
9780199561605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.13

Paperback. A scholar pursues an elusive biographer, stumbling upon buried fragments of distant lives; a woman walks out of her previous existence and encounters an ice-blond stranger from a secretive world. This title deals with betrayal and loyalty, quests and longings, loneliness and passion - the mysterious absences at the heart of the fullest lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001472
ISBN
9780099273769
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Morpho Eugenia and The Conjugal Angel are two fascinating novellas and, like A. S. Byatt's Booker Prize-winning novel, Possession, they are set in the mid-nineteenth century, weaving fact and fiction, reality and romance. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099224310
ISBN
9780099224310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Each story is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling - about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being. This book includes stories which are all about human beings. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472711
ISBN
9780099472711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Features short fictions that explore the fragile ties between generations, the dizzying abyss of loss and the elaborate memories we construct against it. This title compels us to inhabit other lives and returns us to our own with new knowledge, compassion, and a sense of wonder. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099599319
ISBN
9780099599319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. A.S. Byatt's fairy tales and fables are among the best-loved features of her fiction. This volume contains "The Glass Coffin" and "Gode's Tale" of the Breton Baie des Trepasses, together with three other stories with medieval and oriental settings, including the title tale. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521310
ISBN
9780099521310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A.B. Guthrie Jr. is best known for his historical fiction; his classic novel The Way West earned him a Pulitzer Prize. The Big It and Other Stories collects his diverse shorter tales, written between 1946 and 1960. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240551
ISBN
9780803240551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788610
ISBN
9781564788610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. A story collection that appeared in 1947 and won the inaugural Somerset Maugham prize. Each story describes a crisis in life; each reveals the impact of experience upon innocence, or vice versa. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Edition
Main
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571321995
ISBN
9780571321995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.71

Paperback. The heroes and heroines of this, A.L. Kennedy's first collection of stories, are small people - the kind who inhabit the silence in libraries, who never appear on screen and who never make the headlines. Often alone and sometimes lonely, her characters ponder the mysteries of sex and death.. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099450061
ISBN
9780099450061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. Strange, smart and sexy short stories from one of America's most brilliant contemporary writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087294
ISBN
9781847087294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. This paperback edition brings together novellas and short stories of the celebrated Jewish writer A.B. Yehoshua, including two stories previously unpublished in English. "Mr Mani", which appeared in the previous hardback edition, is now a novel in its own right. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015721
ISBN
9781870015721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.20

Paperback. Exposing and exploring the sinuous undercurrents of violence, anguish and love, this title examines the nature of the individual, both in isolation and society, as characters define and deny their chosen identities. It reveals the subversive liberation of impotence, and, the humour of discomfort as human beings chafe together. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457114
ISBN
9780099457114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

paperback. The novelist, poet, and essayist presents a collection of twenty essays that offer everything from critiques of the American experience to a celebration of ordinary lives to a determined warning about the future of the country. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619024373
ISBN
9781619024373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.28

Paperback. Translator(s): Smolin, Jonathan. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 205 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167799
ISBN
9789774167799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Small, Rachel. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 11. .
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351948
ISBN
9781584351948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Kuntz, Jane. Series: Tunisian Literature Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786296
ISBN
9781564786296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.77

Hardback. The formation of Saudi Arabia in 1932, with the unification of the two Kingdoms of the Hejaz and Nejd, not only unified parts of the Arabian peninsula which had until then remained disparate, but also led to the development of a distinct Saudi Arabian literature. This title offers insight into the complex and enigmatic setting of Saudi Arabia. Editor(s): Al-Sebail, Abdulaziz; Calderbank, Anthony. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK; FA; FYB; FYT; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760995
ISBN
9781780760995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.13

Paperback. Translator(s): Noweira, Amira. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260. (English Edn). 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FV; FYT. Dimension: 130 x 200 x 21. Weight: 262. Translator(s): Noweira, Amira.
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789992194720
ISBN
9789992194720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. Offers fiction intended for both Western and Middle Eastern readers. The stories in this volume deal with issues both traditional and modern, including relations between parents and children, between husbands and wives, and between citizens of independent Morocco and its nationalist representative government. Translator(s): Abouzeid, Leila. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 127 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712652
ISBN
9780292712652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. African Titanics tells the tale of the African boat people, their perilous journey north and he 'migration bug' stealing slyly into their villages and homes. Translator(s): Bredin, Charis. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772736
ISBN
9781850772736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.04

Hardcover. A sequel to the author's collection of stories "Two Jews on a Train". Through twenty-nine tales, it spins stories of characters coping with the vicissitudes and reverses of daily life, while painting a portrait of a world of unassimilated Jewish life. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226052175
ISBN
9780226052175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.48

paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 13. Weight: 208.
Publisher
Comma Press
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583508
ISBN
9781905583508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.01

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