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Desert
by Le Clezio, J.-M. G; Dickson, C. (translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very little wear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, very gentle wear to spine head & head folds & foot folds, barely rubb
- ISBN 10
- 1567923860
- ISBN 13
- 9781567923865
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, 2009. Second printing. Hardcover. Very little wear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, very gentle wear to spine head & head folds & foot folds, barely rubbed corners, else near fine(-) in very good+ to near fine(-) DJ.. Octavo in tan multicolored DJ; 352 p; 23 cm. After being driven from their land by French colonial soldiers in 1909, Nour and his people, "the blue men" must search for a haven out of the desert that will shelter them. Interspersed with the story of Nour is the contemporary story of Lalla, a descendent of the blue men, who lives in Morocco and tries to stay true to the blood of her ancestors while experiencing life as a modern immigrant. --WorldCat. Out of print. Winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature. Young women -- France -- Fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81399
- Title
- Desert
- Author
- Le Clezio, J.-M. G; Dickson, C. (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very little wear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, very gentle wear to spine head & head folds & foot folds, barely rubb
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 1567923860
- ISBN 13
- 9781567923865
- Publisher
- David R. Godine
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Women, France, French
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...