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The Crimson Petal and the White
by Michel Faber
ISBN: 1841953237
ISBN-13: 9781841953236
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Summary
The panoramic novel takes place in the 1870s, and focuses on a writer named William Rackham who is married to the sickly, depressed Agnes but is so enamored of a prostitute named Sugar that he hires her as governess for his daughter. Around these characters, the tumult of Victorian London is revealed as the story spirals into a tale of ambition, love, and revenge. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
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"Michael Faber's previous work....was certain ambitious and accomplished, but nothing could have prepared his readers for the sweep and subtlety of THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE....Faber's is an immensely difficult project, and to carry it off he returns to the self-conscious reforming zeal, the bracing ethical assurance, the heartbreaking generosity and the sly rhetorical tricks of the great Victorian novelists. Like them, Faber and his glorious teenage heroine...confront an empty and befouled world armed with nothing more than wit, determination and a good heart. And, to our satisfaction, they win." -- James R. Kincaid
-- New York Times Book Review
"I don't know when I've read a novel that divided my sympathies as much as this one does, engaging me on a narrative level while at the same time leaving me asking, 'And? And?' There's no doubt that THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE is an achievement or that Faber is an ambitious and talented writer. The book is a compelling perversity: a long, detailed Victorian novel from someone who doesn't appear to like Victorian novels, who distrusts everything that would make a reader want to pick up THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE to begin with." -- Charles Taylor
-- Salon
"Over 800 pages long, this novel is impressive for the unflagging energy with which it covers stage after stage of a marathon in which it all too deliberately competes with the shades of Dickens and Wilkie Collins. It is also impressive for the candour, denied to those two master storytellers, with which it illuminates the dark, dangerous world of Victorian sexuality. As if flourishing a banner inscribed 'Let copulation thrive!', Michael Faber acts as enthusiastic, clarion-voiced guide through a vast peep show in which every aspect of human cruelty, degradation and criminality is on display." -- Francis King
-- Literary Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Canongate
Published date: 2002
Pages: 838
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Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. Good. 2002. Not applicable. See notes. White wraps. Production fault results in the first twenty pages being a quarter of an inch shorter than the rest of the book, without any loss to text. Some soiling to page edges and a couple of spots where the backmost part of the back cover has been torn away, leaving the overall shape intact and again without any loss to the blurb. A «New York Times» Notable Book of the Year. A gripping, multi-layered novel of Victorian London. "Gorgeous....Colossal, kaleidoscopic...Capable of rendering the muck of a London street amid the delicate humming-bird flights of thought with equal ease." «Time» ~~~ Author(s): Michel Faber; Binding material: Paper; Binding state: Original binding; Class: Uncorrected proof; Condition: Good; Edition: Not applicable; Jacket condition: Not applicable; Language: English; Pages: 898; Publication year: 2002; Size: Octavo. . ( more information) Offered by MintFirsts (United Kingdom)
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Edinburgh: Canongate, 2002 Uncorrected proof in white card covers as issued. slight corner curl to the covers with a couple of one inch marks to the rear cover. No former owner names or markings.. 1st Ed. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Proof. ( more information) Offered by Rivendell Books (United Kingdom)
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London: Canongate, 2002 Heavy book. May require extra shipping. Hardback, Canongate, 2002. Tight clean copy in a bright glossy jacket showing minor shelfwear. No names, no tears. FAST DESPATCH FROM ESTABLISHED UK BOOKSELLER. Delivery 2-3 days. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Looesenders Rare Books (United Kingdom)
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Canongate Books Ltd., 2002. Later Printing. Hardcover. NF/NF. (Jacket Brodart protected). 835pp. -- DESCRIPTION: New. 1st UK edition, 2nd printing. Gift quality with no jacket wear. Pic available upon request. ( more information) Offered by Scriptorium Emporium (United States)
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Canongate Books Ltd., 2002. Later Printing. Hardcover. NF/NF. (Jacket Brodart protected). 835pp. -- DESCRIPTION: New. UK edition, 2nd printing. Jacket clean with no wear. Pic available upon request. ( more information) Offered by Scriptorium Emporium (United States)
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Canongate Books Ltd, 2002-09-30. Hardcover. Excellent condition. London: Canongate, 2002. Hardcover. First edition. Signed by author. Two pages are untrimmed and have been folded. Good in a Fine dust jacket. ( more information) Offered by Vandello Books (United States)
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Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. Mint. 2002. First. Hardback copy. Issued in black cloth boards with copper lettering, marbled endpapers and satin ribbon. A «New York Times» Notable Book of the Year. A gripping, multi-layered novel of Victorian London. "Gorgeous....Colossal, kaleidoscopic...Capable of rendering the muck of a London street amid the delicate humming-bird flights of thought with equal ease." «Time» ~~~ Author(s): Michel Faber; Binding material: Cloth; Binding state: Original binding; Binding style: Full; Class: Hardback copy; Condition: Mint; Edition: First; Jacket condition: Mint; Language: English; Pages: 838; Publication year: 2002; Size: Octavo. . ( more information) Offered by MintFirsts (United Kingdom)
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Canongate Books Ltd. Hardcover. 1841953237 Sugar, an alluring, nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs Castaway, yearns for a better life. Her ascent through the strata of 1870's London society offers us intimacy with a host of loveable, maddening and superbly realised characters. Hardback 838 p. 24 cm . Very Good. 2002. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by M Godding Ltd (United Kingdom)
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Edinburgh: Canongate, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by BookTown USA (United States)
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London: Canongate, 2002. A very nice copy.. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.. First Edition. As New/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Anne Joseph, Books (United States)
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Canongate: Edinburgh 2002. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A first edition, first printing book.. First Edition. Hardcover. ( more information) Offered by Mistletoe Books (United Kingdom)
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Canongate Books Ltd, 2002. Perfect unread 1st/1st hardback of this marvellous and massive work. As new first printing, unread of course. This Canongate first edition hardback is a lot rarer than the US edition.. ISBN: 1841953237. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by the booksniffer (United Kingdom)
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Canongate Books Ltd, 2002-09-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed. First UK edition, signed by author on title page. Dust jacket has a slight smudge on the front cover, otherwise fine.First editions are first printings. First editions with dustwrappers are protected with clear archival wraps. We ship via UPS whenever possible - please select 'expedited' shipping. ( more information) Offered by Partners & Crime Inc. (United States)
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Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd, 2002. First impression, no inscriptions, a little bumping and shelf-wear. Dustwrapper not price-clipped, a little edge-wear. At the heart of this panoramic, multi-layered, narrative is one young woman's compelling struggle to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. This is a heavy book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Three Spires Books (United Kingdom)
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Edinburgh: Canongate, 2002 Extremely well received by the critics and an instant bestseller. This is bright, unread (unopened except for signing) copy; signed by Faber on title page. Protective mylar jacket. Very heavy book.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Diaskari Books - a member of Ibooknet (United Kingdom)
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Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. Mint. 2002. First. Hardback copy. Issued in black cloth boards with copper lettering, marbled endpapers and satin ribbon. A «New York Times» Notable Book of the Year. A gripping, multi-layered novel of Victorian London. "Gorgeous....Colossal, kaleidoscopic...Capable of rendering the muck of a London street amid the delicate humming-bird flights of thought with equal ease." «Time» ~~~ Author(s): Michel Faber; Binding material: Cloth; Binding state: Original binding; Binding style: Full; Class: Hardback copy; Condition: Mint; Edition: First; Jacket condition: Mint; Language: English; Pages: 838; Publication year: 2002; Signed: By author; Size: Octavo. . ( more information) Offered by MintFirsts (United Kingdom)
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London: Canongate, 2002 Robin Smiley of Firsts Magazine picks this novel as the first great novel of the 21st century. The UK edition is the true first. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by DDRBOOKS (United States)
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Edinburgh: Canongate, 2002. As new, in protective mylar dust jacket cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by TransAtlantic Books (United States)
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Edinburgh: Canongate, 2002. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Faber on the title page. Satin pagemarker. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with a Durafold mylar cover. The image is of the actual book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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