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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0143124285
- ISBN 13
- 9780143124283
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books; (2013). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First printing of this title in the Penguin Drop Cap series, which is a series of 26 titles - one for each letter of the alphabet based on the author's last name initial. Each letter is designed by Jessica Hische and featured on the front cover. This copy is a bright green color, in fine condition, with no dust jacket as issued, with a stylized "I" in the front cover. This title is the author's second book, originally issued in 1986, and reissued here for this series. Although not called for, and uncommon as such, this copy is signed by the author on the title page (signature only).
Synopsis
An Artist of the Floating World (1986) is a novel by British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro. It is set in post-World War II Japan and is narrated by Masuji Ono, an aging painter, who looks back on his life and how he has lived it. He notices how his once great reputation has faltered since the war and how attitudes towards him and his paintings have changed. The chief conflict deals with Ono's need to accept responsibility for his past actions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024238
- Title
- An Artist of the Floating World
- Author
- Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0143124285
- ISBN 13
- 9780143124283
- Publisher
- Penguin Books; (2013)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2013-05-07
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Tulsa Books
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