The Ambassador Tapa dura - 1985

Faber and Faber. 1985 first thus Faber and Faber edition hardback; VG ex-library copy, from the now-closed Maze Political Prison; few library markings and very clean condition with VG unclipped dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition Thus in Hbk.. 1985.

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Indentation across rear board with associated creasing to unclipped DJ. ; Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. ; 288 pages; The Ambassador, set in Paris, concerns the relationship between the South African Ambassador, his Third Secretary, and their women. Both men are affected by the potent sensuality of the city's night life and become involved with the promiscuous, seductive Nicolette. .

Faber, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. author's note. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. White coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Two men, the South African Ambassador and his Third Secretary, their women and the cost of falling foul of the system. First written in the early 1960s and substantially revised by the author, "... It shows his unique talent for compelling narrative coupled with penetrating social and human observation." -- from the rear panel blurb. Softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Age toning of the textblock edges and pages. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9-288 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight:… Leer más

London Faber [] , 1985, hardcover. Newly translated with extensive revision of the text itself, by the author (original "embarrassingly deficient" English translation was published 1964). -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (marker letter inside cover) in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0571136893

London. 1985. Faber & Faber. 1st of Newly Translated & Revised Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0571136893. 288 pages. hardcover. Cover illustration by Polly Raynes. Signed by the Author. keywords: Literature South Africa Afrikaans. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The Ambassador, set in Paris, concerns the relationship between the South African Ambassador, his Third Secretary, and their women. Both men are affected by the potent sensuality of the city's night life and become involved with the promiscuous, seductive Nicolette. Each man tells us his story and Brink juxtaposes the shameless hypocrisy of one against the honesty and humanity of the other. In the end, however, both men fall foul of the system - both have to pay a price. What is at stake for the Ambassador is not a simple extramarital affair but a choice between the system that has guaranteed his ordered existence and a terrifying freedom. It challenges his distinguished career, the stability of his marriage, the trust of his daughter, the… Leer más