THE HOLY INNOCENTS

by Adair, Gilbert

First Edition

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London: Heinemann, 1988. 154pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title on firm spine. Plain maroon boards undamaged. Leaves slightly browned, else unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket shelfworn only. The author's debut novel (having previously published criticism, and essays) is set in Paris in the Spring of 1968. Cinephiles Guillaume, his twin sister Danielle, and Matthew, an American student they have befriended, are denied their nightly 'fix' when a government minister orders the closure of the Cinematheque. Little by little they withdraw into their own universe of private games, ordeals, humiliation, sexual jousting . . . This scarce first novel was later rewritten and issued as 'The Dreamers', forming the basis of a film of the same name. Book weight approx. 405g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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