Water Music
by T. C. Boyle
ISBN: 0316104671
ISBN-13: 9780316104678
Format: Book
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Summary
In 104 chapters, T.C. Boyle's hugely comic picaresque novel attaches the story of Ned Rise, thief and pimp, to the actual exploits of the real Mungo Park, one of Europe's greatest explorers. The intricate plot describes their adventures through 18th-century London, Scotland, and-especially-a vividly evoked Africa. WATER MUSIC, Boyle's first full-length work of fiction (published in 1981), carries all his trademarks: a firmly controlled narrative, wackily unpredictable characters, a wonderfully baroque use of language, and an expansive reach into the workings of the human heart.
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"Move over, Thomas Pyncheon, John Barth. And make room for T. Coraghassan Boyle, the latest and perhaps the best young black-humorist to come cavorting down the pike... An immensely readable tale that runs the gamut of human emotions."
-- Los Angeles Herald Examiner
"A dark and sprawling, ribald, hilarious, cruel, exotic, and original novel." -- Charles Champlin
"...compendious, funny and compelling...punctuated with fire-cracker metaphors, a showy extravagance with obscurities of language..., and an easy mediation between hard fact and invention." -- Thomas Sutcliffe
-- Times Literary Supplement
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published date: 1981
Edition: 1th edition
Pages: 437
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Water music: A novel
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Little, Brown. Used - Very Good. Hardcover edition, no dust jacket No dust jacket ( more information)
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Water music: A novel
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Atlantic Monthly / Little, Brown, 1981. Hardback.. Very good condition./Very good dust jacket.. * * * Selling books of merit since 1988. * * * Prompt, Professional Service. Satisfaction Guaranteed. * * * ( more information)
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Water Music
BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
Boston: Little, Brown. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0316104671 . The author's second book and first novel. First edition. Very good in a very good (age darkened) dust jacket. . ( more information)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Atlantic-Little,Brown, 1980. First edition, first printing. A fine copy of Boyle's second book and first novel in a near fine dustjacket) (slight soiling to top edge of front panel and small crease to lower rear panel). . First Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information)
Offered by Bruce Davidson Books (United States)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Boston: Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1981. First edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine in Fine DJ. Baudy, adventurous, comic novel. Author's second novel. Couple of tiny nicks on bottom board edge. ( more information)
Offered by Old Algonquin Books (United States)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
An Atlantic Monthly Press book, Little Brown and Company, Boston/ 1981-1st Edition. A novel of Mungo Park and his times-history as it might have been. Hardcover. Near Fine in VG dj.. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1981 An Atlantic Monthly Press book. Hardcover. Good+ (due to soil and stains on very top edge of boards and textblock; else clean and tight) in VG dj (clean dj with intact price on flap; dj folded so that lettering is a bit off-center on spine).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Very Good. Between 9 and 10 inches Tall. ( more information)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company / Atlantic, 1981. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Beige boards with a blue, silver-stamped backstrip. Quarto. 437pps. Stated First Edition. There is modest dustspotting to the page-edges and a few slightly crimped page-corners, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a few faint touches of soiling; no chips or tears. The original price (15.95) is intact. A very nice copy of the highly-acclaimed author's first novel (his second book). "...At an age when most young Scotsmen were lifting skirts, plowing furrows, and spreading seed, Mungo Park was displaying his bare buttocks to al-haj' Ali Ibn Fatoudi, Emir of Ludamar...George III was dabbing the walls of Windsor Castle with his own spittle, the Notables were botching things in France, Goya was deaf, DeQuincey a depraved preadolescent. George Bryan 'Beau' Brummell was smoothing down his first starched collar, young Ludwig van Beethoven, beetle-browed and twenty-four, was wowing them in Vienna with his Piano Concerto no.2, and Ned Rise was drinking Strip-Me-Naked with Nan Punt and Sally Sebum at the Pig & Pox Tavern in Maiden Lane..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. ISBN: 0-316-10467-1. First Edition. Hard Cover. AFRICA FICTION HISTORICAL MUNGO PARK SCOTTISH EXPLORER NIGER RIVER NED RISE AMERICAN LITERATURE T CORAGHESSAN BOYLE WATER MUSIC FIRST EDITIONS COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS. ( more information)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. C
Little, Brown, 1981. 6.5 x 9.5 hard cover book. Blue and green lettering on the off white dust jacket spine with an illustrated cover. An adventurous, bawdy, comic, and just plain entertaining work of fiction. 437 pages. Stated 1st Edition. Slight dust jacket soil and edgewear. Few stains. Tight binding. Very Good/Near Very Good condition. DAILY INVOICED PROCESSING, QUICK RESPONDING DEALER.. Stated 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by Connie Popek, Bookseller (United States)
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WATER MUSIC
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Minor top edge wrinkling to jacket; protected in mylar. 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK edition. ; 0575030682 . ( more information)
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Water Music
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Little Brown, 1981, 1981 Cloth. First Edition. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beautiful copy of the author's second book.Very fine copy in like jacket.Signed on title page. Small remainder mark.Light tiny stain on bottom of text block.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Water Music (Qty: 2)
Boyle,T.Coraghessan
Very Fine/Very Fine DJ with NO defects. Modern 1st Edition Atlantic,Little,Brown 1981 1st edition. hardcover 535 pages., 1st edition,1st printing.Not clipped (15.95) no markings. Book and jacket very clean. A like new copy! ( more information)
Offered by Enterprise Books (United States)
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Water Music
BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
Boston:Little, Brown and Company,(1981) First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, ivory paper-covered boards. Fine in about fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the head and heal of the spine Author's first novel. ISBN: 0316104671. ( more information)
Offered by Orpheus Books (United States)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Atlantic, 1981. Fine/Fine 1st edition in an unclipped dust jacket. The prolific authors 1st novel and 2nd book overall. This is as nice a copy as I have seen. NO remainder mark.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information)
Offered by Positively Books (United States)
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Water Music
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company / Atlantic, 1981. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Beige boards with a blue, silver-stamped backstrip. Quarto. 437pps. Stated First Edition. There is a mild bumping to the heel of the spine and to the lower front tip, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a bit of sunning to the spine and to the flap-folds; no chips or tears. The original price (15.95) is intact. A very nice copy of the highly-acclaimed author's first novel (his second book). "...At an age when most young Scotsmen were lifting skirts, plowing furrows, and spreading seed, Mungo Park was displaying his bare buttocks to al-haj' Ali Ibn Fatoudi, Emir of Ludamar...George III was dabbing the walls of Windsor Castle with his own spittle, the Notables were botching things in France, Goya was deaf, DeQuincey a depraved preadolescent. George Bryan 'Beau' Brummell was smoothing down his first starched collar, young Ludwig van Beethoven, beetle-browed and twenty-four, was wowing them in Vienna with his Piano Concerto no.2, and Ned Rise was drinking Strip-Me-Naked with Nan Punt and Sally Sebum at the Pig & Pox Tavern in Maiden Lane..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. ISBN: 0-316-10467-1. First Edition. Hard Cover. AFRICA FICTION HISTORICAL MUNGO PARK SCOTTISH EXPLORER NIGER RIVER NED RISE AMERICAN LITERATURE T CORAGHESSAN BOYLE WATER MUSIC FIRST EDITIONS COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS. ( more information)
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WATER MUSIC
Boyle, T. Coraghessan
Boston: Atlantic-Little Brown, 1981. First edition, first prnt. Spine ends slightly pushed; faint beginning foxing on top edge and on dustjacket. Near Fine condition in a Near 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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BOYLE, T CORAGHESSAN
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA, 181. HARDBACK. VG/VG. ( more information)
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Water Music
BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
Boston:Little, Brown and Company,(1981) First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, ivory paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A superb copy of this title!. Author's first novel. ISBN: 0316104671. ( more information)
Offered by Orpheus Books (United States)
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