Martel yann author (12 resultados)

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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First American Edition. Light edge wear to dustjacket. Priceclipped. Used Book.

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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition Thus. Author of the Life of Pi, winner of the Man Booker Prize. ***First impression of the first edition thus - this edition has a new introduction to the stories by Yann Martel to the fore, telling of how he began writing, and the process of sending stories out to publishers, the many rejections and the process and emotional meaning behind writing stories. The book was originally published by Faber & Faber in 1993. With full number-line sequence on the publisher's copyright page: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. ***The book was first published by Faber and Faber in 1993. ***Fine in pale blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles to spine. Dark blue front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Pages clean. No foxing. Spine tight. No inscriptions. ***In a fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's price of £9.99. No tears. Dustwrapper bright. ***190 mm x128 mm. xii prelim-pages including a brand new introduction by Yan Martell to the fore, 239 pages, plus a note about the author to the rear. ***Short Stories: The Facts Behind the Helsinki Reoccamatios; The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with one Discordant Violin, by the American Composer John Morton; Manners of Dying; The Vita Aeterna Mirror Company: Mirrors to Last till Kingdom Come. ***'The appearance of a young writer with a unique voice is cause for celebration. This remarkable debut, originally published in 1993, was hailed for its power and elegance on both sides of the Atlantic. Dealing with such themes as storytelling and illness, war and music, death and bureaucracy, memory and material objects, these tales are moving and thought-provoking, as inventive in form as they are timeless in content. they display the startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon. ***The title story, winner of the 1991 Journey Prize, is an intensely moving tragedy, told with spare elegance and originality, qualities found in all four stories in this collection. Together they establish Martel as one of the most interesting writers working in the world today.' ***A masterpiece --- a serious and convincing work that demands to be read.' Guardian. (Quote and general review quote from inside front and rear of dustwrapper blurb respectively). ***First impression of the first edition thus, complete in its original dustwrapper, with its brand new introduction specially written by the author for this Canongate edition in fine bright condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. …

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 352 pages. In Stock.