SOUTH OF THE BORDER, WEST OF THE SUN (First American edition and first edition in English)

Descripción

First impression of the first American edition and first edition in English. Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Stated First American Edition. ***The book was originally published in Japan by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo in 1992 as "Kokky? no Minami, Taiy? no Nishi". ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with metallic-red titles to the spine. The titles are still nice and bright. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, and at the top edge of the back board near the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. Fore-edge of page block slightly marked. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions. No tears or creases, and the paper is still white. Pages clean. ***In a very good printed dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of $22.00. The dustwrapper is complete, but the top and tail of the spine is slightly creased. The dustwrapper would be near fine except for a small chip at the top of the spine. No serious creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***197mm x 135mm. 213 pages. ***'The novel tells the story of Hajime, starting from his childhood in a small town in Japan. Here he meets a girl, Shimamoto, who is also an only child and suffers from polio, which causes her to drag her leg as she walks. They spend most of their time together talking about their interests in life and listening to records on Shimamoto's stereo. Eventually, they join different high schools and grow apart. They are reunited again at the age of 36, Hajime now the father of two children and owner of two successful jazz bars in Aoyama, the trendy part of Tokyo. With Shimamoto never giving any detail as to her own life and appearing only at random intervals, she haunts him as a constant "What if". Despite his current situation, meeting Shimamoto again sets off a chain of events that eventually forces Hajime to choose between his wife and family or attempting to recapture the magic of the past.' (Synopsis from Wiki) ***'Following the massive complexity of "The Wind-up Bird Chronicle" - Haruki Murakami's best-selling, award-winning novel - comes this deceptively simple love story, a contemporary rendering of the romance in which a boy finds and then loses a girl, only to meet her again years later. ***Bittersweet, passionate, and ultimately redemptive, "South of the Border, West of the Sun" is an intricate examination of desire, illuminating the persistent power of childhood and memory in matters of the heart.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***First impression of the first edition in English, in its original dustwrapper. A short novel. Of interest to collectors of the work of Haruki Murakami. Uncommon in first edition, and particularly hard to find copies in the UK. ***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.

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Detalles bibliográficos

Título

SOUTH OF THE BORDER, WEST OF THE SUN (First American edition and first edition in English)

Editor

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, USA

Fecha de publicación

1999

Idioma

Inglés

ISBN 10

0375402519

ISBN 13

9780375402517

Encuadernación

Hardcover

Edición

First Edition in English

Impresión

First Impression

Estado

Near Fine

Estado de la sobrecubierta

Very Good

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• First Editions
• Literature in Translation

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