Making an Elephant: Writing from Within Tapa dura - 2009

Hardback. Good.

Pan Macmillan. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Picador, 2009 From the acclaimed Booker Prizewinning author of Last Orders, this highly personal book is a singular and open-spirited account of a writers life. In Making an Elephant, Swift brings together richly varied essays, portraits, poetry and interviews, full of insights into his passions and motivations, and wise about the friends, family and other writers who have mattered to him over the years. Kazuo Ishiguro advises on how to choose a guitar, Salman Rushdie arrives for Christmas under guard, and Ted Hughes shares the secrets of a Devon river. There are private moments, too, with long-dead writers, as well as musings on history and memory that readers of Swifts novels will recognize and love. Making an Elephant is a book of encounters: between a son and his father, between an author and his younger selves, between writer and reader, and between friends. It brims with charm and candour, and reveals Swifts alertness to experience and his true engagement with words.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Pan Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Picador, 2009. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780330451017

London: Picador, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First edition,first printing (full number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2) Hardback in very good condition with unclipped dust jacket showing minor signs of wear,small tear accross barcode. Edges and pages clean and clear. No inscription or other writing throughout. Appears gently read. Hardback ,black cloth.

London & Basingstoke: Picador. Collectible - Like New. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Like New. Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. In protective mylar cover.

PICADOR, 2009. Hardcover. Good.