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Travel Related Fiction

Travel Related Fiction
Travel related fiction books for armchair travelling and killer bus rides.

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SARAJEVO MARLBORO by Miljenko Jergovic
A scarce novel of the Bosnian War.

Price: AUD 9.00


SEASONS OF SPLENDOUR Tales, Myths and Legends of India by Michael Foreman
A young readers Puffin book of tales of India. This is a used book in good, read, ageing condition: pages are browning with age; cover is clean with corner creases and wear around the edges and corners; gift message on first page. Not perfect but perfectly readable and cheap.See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 6.00


SHANGHAI DANCING Brian Castro
Shanghai Dancing is a fictional autobiography by popular Australian author Brian Castro, based on his family's life in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macau from the 1930's to the 1960's. This book is quite hard to find.

Price: AUD 10.00


SHE H Rider Haggard

A scarce 1949 edition of this classic novel of exploration of deepest Africa.


Price: AUD 9.00


SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE by Vikas Swarup
The novel set in the slums of India that inspired the brilliant film of the same name.

Price: AUD 8.00


SNAKES & EARRINGS Hitomi Kanehara
A cult classic Japanese novel.

Price: AUD 8.00


STORIES FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC by Victor Carell. Signed by Author.
A scarce book of fictional stories. Book is in good condition: clean white pages, light reading wear, signed by author on title page. See photos for condition, sample pages and cover blurb - enjoy!

Price: AUD 12.00


SUGAR STREET by Naguib Mahfouz
A scarce novel based in Egypt by a Nobel Prize winning author. Book is in good condition with some reading wear to corners, pages browning at edges with age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 7.00


THE 47 RONIN STORY John Allyn
A novel based in the ye olden pointy days of Japan. This is the famous historical account of the mass seppuku (disembowelment) of the 47 ronin, or masterless samurai, shortly after the turn of the 18th century.

Price: AUD 9.00


THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST by Anne Tyler
The novel that inspired the film. This is used book in good condition with light reading wear; pages are browning with age; a couple of dog ears and a few age spots; a bit worn but a good cheap reading copy. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 5.00


THE AFRICAN TRILOGY by Chinua Achebe
Three novels in one by the Nigerian writer: Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease and Arrow of God. Tje story is the tragedy of Okonko, an important man in the Obi tribe in the days when white men where first appearing on the scene. Book is in good, aging condition. Pages are browning around the edges with age. Shows mild reading wear, lightly curved spine. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


THE BEACH by Alex Garland
One of the best novels about backpacking I have read. Book is in good, read condition. Pages are clean and tanning lightly with age. Shows some reading wear to cover and spine. Not mint but a good reading copy. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD 5.00


THE BIG MANGO by Jack Needham
A hard-to-find Bangkok thriller written by an American Bangkok expat. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light wear to corners, nice clean pages, light shelf marks. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


THE BUS DRIVER WHO WANTED TO BE GOD by Etgar Keret
A hard to find book of short stories by 'Israel's hippest young writer' - looks like a great read. Book is in good condition with little wear, pages tanning light at edges with age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD 9.00


THE CHANGING TIDE The Best Malaysian Short Stories Edited by Hamzah Hamdani & Fatani Yaacob
A scarce book of short stories, an entertaining and interesting into Malaysian life. This is used book in good condition: dust jacket shows light wear and age, actual book is near perfect, super clean and barely read. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


THE CONSTANT GARDENER John Le Carre
The novel (fiction) that inspired the brilliant film of the same name, set in Kenya.

Price: AUD 5.00


THE FUGITIVE by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
A scarce Indonesian novel written while the author was imprisoned by the Dutch for his role in the Indonesian revolution after World War II. This is a used book in good, read condition: pages are clean and browning at the edges with age; cover shows some wear around the edges. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 9.00


THE GRAVE AT THU LE Catherine Cole (signed)
A novel about a Parisian visiting Hanoi to trace her family history.

Price: AUD 6.00


THE HUNDRED SECRET SENSES by Amy Tan
A novel based on a Chinese American family by the author of The Joy Luck Club. This is a used book in good, ageing condition: cover is clean with light reading wear; pages are browning with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 5.00


THE LITERARY WORLD OF SAN FRANSISCO AND ITS ENVIRONS A Guidebook by Don Herron
A great book for anyone wanting to see the bebop hipster beat sights of Frisco. Book was published way back in 1990 but still very interesting. Published by the legendary City Lights Books. Book is in good condition with light wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00