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The Holder of the World
by Mukherjee, Bharati
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394588460
- ISBN 13
- 9780394588469
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. (1st) Slightly smaller book, black cloth spine, black boards, initials embossed on front, gilt lettering bright on spine, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, 286 pages. DJ glossy and colorfully designed, color-illustration of face in diamond shapes on front, praise for author's books on back from Michael Gorra in New York Times Book Review, Elaine Kendall in Los Angeles Times and others. DJ has tiny tear with slight wear at top front tip. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
Synopsis
The Holder of the World, (1993) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee. It is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne 's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, placing the story in two centuries (17th and 20th). The novel involves time travel through virtual reality, locating itself in 20th century Boston, 17th century Colonial America, and 17th century India during the spread of the British East India Company. It also references Thomas Pynchon's novel, V..
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- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37188
- Title
- The Holder of the World
- Author
- Mukherjee, Bharati
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394588460
- ISBN 13
- 9780394588469
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- INDIA FICTION NEAR FAR EASTERN
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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