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The Shipping News

The Shipping News

The Shipping News
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The Shipping News

by Proulx, E. Annie

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ISBN 10
068419337X
ISBN 13
9780684193373
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New York: Scribner's, 1993. (1993). Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Gray-green boards quarterbound in turquoise-colored cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Large octavo. Decorative endpapers. 337pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed and has slight touches of crinkling at the extremities; the original price (20.00) is intact. Winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just desserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons -- and the unpredictable forces of nature and society -- he begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery. A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary North American family, 'The Shipping News' shows why Annie Proulx is recognized as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today."</b></font><br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover.

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Edna Annie Proulx is an American journalist and author. Her second novel, The Shipping News , won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for fiction in 1994. The novel centers on Quoyle, a third-rate hack journalist who lives and works in upstate New York. His parents’ commit suicide and his adulterous, abusive wife sells their daughters to a black market adoption agency. When his wife dies in a car accident, his aunt persuades him to retreat to their ancestral home in Newfoundland for a new beginning. There, Quoyle grows in fortitude and emotional strength while learning disturbing secrets about his family’s past. Proulx’s writing is original and startling, a darkly humorous portrait of the unpredictability of human nature.

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Title
The Shipping News
Author
Proulx, E. Annie
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
ISBN 10
068419337X
ISBN 13
9780684193373
Publisher
Scribner's
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1993
Keywords
E ANNIE PROULX THE SHIPPING NEWS FIRST EDITIONS AMERICAN LITERATURE LITERARY FICTION QUOYLE NEWFOUNDLAND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS
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