9781741669732 - the grand hotel - a novel (2 resultados)
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Triangle Books, 1940
Serie: New York Review Books Classics, Libro 17 de 101. Libro 17 de 101 - New York Review Books Classics
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Librería: Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, AustraliaBook Grocer
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Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Gregory Day Format: Pap…erback Number of Pages: 480 Strange things are happening at the Grand Hotel. Strange things are happening at the Grand Hotel. 'A hotel as a work of art in little ol' Mangowak? It was about as unlikely as an indoor creek.' Robbed of his zest for life by the absurd innovations of his local council, including knocking down the only pub in his beloved home town and roofing over a section of the creek to protect swimmers from the rain, artist Noel Lea exiles himself in the hills above Mangowak, on the southwest Victorian coast. He returns to find an unexpected destiny awaits. At a turning point in the town's history it seems he has a crucial role to play, as the unlikely publican of an even unlikelier hotel. This is a novel about an Australian pub twenty-first-century style, where the toilets play automated Dadaist recordings, Happy Hour comes with a blessing from the Pope and the patrons' libidos are as voracious as their thirst for the local ale. As events in the hotel take a twist that not even its inventive publican could have imagined, a long-held local mystery begins finally to unravel. Noel and his friends find themselves in uncharted territory, and, to make matters worse, the local authorities are hell-bent on closing them down. From the award-winning author of The Patron Saint of Eels and Ron McCoy's Sea of Diamonds, Gregory Day's third novel is a witty, earthy and lyrical tour de force that takes some well-aimed swipes at the aspirations and absurdities of contemporary life. Paperback.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Random House Australia, North Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2010
Serie: New York Review Books Classics, Libro 17 de 101. Libro 17 de 101 - New York Review Books Classics
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Librería: Reading Habit, Buttaba, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaReading Habit
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Large Softcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket (As Issued). First Australian Trade Paperback Edition. Large softcover, first Australian trade paperback edition, 636gms, 468 pages. This is a witty, earthy and lyrical tour de force that takes some well-aimed swipes at the aspirations and absurdities of con…temporary life. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
