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One Man's Bible
by Xingjian, Gao
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/in a near fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0066211328
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211329
- Seller
-
Lebret, Saskatchewan
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About This Item
New York: Harper Collins, 2002. First American Edition. Half-Cloth Paper Covered Boards (Hardcover). Near Fine/in a near fine dust jacket. 23.5 cm. The book shows shelf wear and light bumping to heel of spine. Otherwise a very handsome copy. This is a fictionalized account of Gao Xingjian's life in China, during the revolution under Mao Zedong.
Synopsis
E-book extras: "No -isms": A Conversation with Gao Xingjian; "Translating Gao: Mabel Lee on Gao Xingjian."One Man's Bible is the second novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Gao Xingjian to appear in English. Following on the heels of his highly praised Soul Mountain (also published by PerfectBound), this later work is as candid as the first, and written with the same grace and beauty.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SK Books (IOBA)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000127
- Title
- One Man's Bible
- Author
- Xingjian, Gao
- Format/binding
- Half-Cloth Paper Covered Boards (Hardcover)
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- in a near fine dust jacket
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0066211328
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211329
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 450pp
- Keywords
- Mao, Gao Xingjian, Chinese Revolution, Counter Culture, Hong Kong
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
- Size
- 23.5 cm
Terms of Sale
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SK Books (IOBA)
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Lebret, Saskatchewan
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