Knopf, 2005-10-31. First American Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 5x1x8. Signed by Author. Alfred A. Knopf; New York, 2005. Hardcover. First US Edition. Signed by author directly on title page. A Very Good, tan boards and black cloth spine with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, deckle fore-edge, trace handling marks, some scattered foxing top text block edge, very mild scattered foxing to pastedowns/endpapers, in a Near Fine, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 195pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

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John Banville is an Irish novelist and screenwriter born in 1945. He sometimes writes under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. His eighteenth novel, The Sea, won the Man Booker Prize in 2005. Banville is known for the dark humor of his arch narrators and his cold, inventive prose style. In this novel, Banville's main character is Max Morden, an art historian, who has recently suffered the demise of his beloved wife Anna. It is a journey back down the earliest roadways and alleys of Max's memory. Intertwined within this story are Max’s memories of his wife, Anna and of their life together; his relationship with his grown daughter, Claire, who is desperate to pull him from his grief; and with the other boarders at the house where he is staying, where the past beats inside him “like a second heart.” John Banville, famous for his poetic language, now gives us a uniquely reflective novel about loss, love and the transfiguring power of memory.

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Bookseller: Lavendier Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SKU1037763
Title: The Sea (Man Booker Prize)
Author: Banville, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American Edition
ISBN 10: 0307263118
ISBN 13: 9780307263117
Publisher: Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2005-10-31
Size: 5x1x8
X weight: 13 oz

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