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Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 1860460194
- ISBN 13
- 9781860460197
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Harvill Press, 1995-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 5x1x8. Cover differs from the item pictured. Softbound book with a large remainder mark on the bottom edge in black felt pen. Abrasions visible at all corners of spine, which is uncreased. Medium shelfwear rubbing to all surfaces, and light age toning to all edges of text. Sticker ghost on rear wrap. A very serviceable reading copy.
Synopsis
Life and Fate, is a 1959 novel by Vasily Grossman, and the author's magnum opus. Technically, it is the second half of the author's conceived two-part book under the same title, but while the first half (the novel For the Right Cause), written during the reign of Joseph Stalin and first published in 1952, expresses loyalty to the regime, Life and Fate sharply criticises Stalinism. Le Monde described it as "the greatest Russian novel of the twentieth century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPgrosLF
- Title
- Life and Fate
- Author
- Vasily Grossman
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1860460194
- ISBN 13
- 9781860460197
- Publisher
- The Harvill Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995-01-01
- Size
- 5x1x8
- X weight
- 37 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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