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The Russian Girl
by Kingsley Amis
ISBN: 0140251723
ISBN-13: 9780140251722
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Respected scholar Richard Vaisey's affair with a Russian poet threatens his marriage and compromises his integrity, particularly after his wife initiates a plan of revenge in this satire by the Booker Prize-winning author of LUCKY JIM.
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"A cool cocktail mixed with parts of Updike and De Vries, with a peel of le Carre. Well, no. It's hardly appropriate when considering an author of Sir Kingsley's stature...to try and make him into someone else's martini. 'The Russian Girl' is more of a good wine, vintage Amis: smooth, dry and not overpriced." -- Christopher Buckley
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin USA
Published date: 1995
Size: 5 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Richard Vaisey is a respected scholar specializing in Russian studies when Anna Danilova arrives on campus. A visiting Russian poet with a mission more than literary, Anna challenges his integrity--and his marriage. Richard's beautiful but unspeakably monstrous wife, Cordelia, seeks revenge on he adulterous husband, determined to ruin him by canceling his credit cards and reporting his car as stolen to the police. But Richard must face even further humiliating consequences, for the seductive Anna is also an irremediably bad poet.
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The Russian Girl
Amis, Kingsley
E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin USA, 1995. 3rd printing, obviously unread.. ISBN: 0140251723. Soft Cover. Fine+. ( more information)
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The Russian Girl
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Penguin (Non-Classics). Used - Good. May have some hi-lighting/marking and wear. Your purchase benefits the National Center for Family Literacy's Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort. ( more information)
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Amis, Kingsley
Penguin Books, 1995. Trade paperback. Fair. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. ( more information)
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The Russian Girl
Amis, Kingsley
Penguin USA, 1995. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Edges Lightly Shelf Worn, Remainder Mark, Spine NOT Creased, Interior Clean/Unmarked, Very Good Copy ( more information)
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Penguin (1995). ISBN 0140251723. Fiction. Cover art by Earl Keleny. 1st ed. in this format. Trade Size Paperback . NO reading lines. **faults: light rub spots on joints. Clear tape repair at lower spine. Light edge and corner wear. VG. . First Edition. Soft Cover. ( more information)
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Penguin, 1995. Name on first page, otherwise unmarked. Binding firm.. ISBN: 0140251723. Trade Paperback. Edge & Shelfwear. British Fiction. ( more information)
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Amis, Kingsley
New York: Penguin Books, 1995. First Thus. paperback. Good+/No Jacket. Rubbing to covers with some moderate scuffing at corners. Light reading creases at hinges with small corner creases to both covers. ISBN: 0-14-025172-3. ( more information)
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New York: Penguin Books, 1995. Clean, square copy. . Soft Cover. Very Good. ( more information)
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Penguin (Non-Classics). PAPERBACK. 0140251723 Excellent condition, paperback 1992, no marks, crease in cover, readit . Very Good. ( more information)
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