Slow Man
by COETZEE, J.M
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Milsons Point: Knopf, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Milsons Point, Knopf, 2005 [first Australian edition]/ 2005. Octavo, [iv], 265 pages. Papered boards; a fine copy with the fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author on the title page. Loosely inserted is a full-page Australian Government Promotion on Australian citizenship, featuring Coetzee (from The Weekend Australian Magazine, 24-25 June 2005). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2003.
Synopsis
Slow Man is a 2005 novel by South African/Australian author J. M. Coetzee, and concerns a man who must learn to adapt after losing a leg in a road accident. The novel has many varied themes, including the nature of care, the relationship between an author and his characters, and man's drive to leave a legacy. It is Coetzee's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102006
- Title
- Slow Man
- Author
- COETZEE, J.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- Milsons Point
- Date Published
- 2005
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- Title Page
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...