Before the Birth of the Moon Tapa dura - 1989

New York. 1989. January 1989. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0671675664. Translated from the French by Marjolijn De Jager. 205 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Jackie Seow-Pracher. Jacket illustration by Anthony Russo. keywords: Literature Zaire Africa Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON is a story of passion, love and power, of deception and hate. It is a story of the romance of a statesman and a prostitute caught in a web of sincere lies and manipulations, a man and a woman reflecting each other like distorted mirrors. Their complex relationship, set in the steamy, smoke-filled night world of Kinshasa, Zaire, is a powerful metaphor for a society's struggle to spring from a trap of dependence and regain a sense of self-determination. BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON was published in France as Le bel immonde. It is V. Y. Mudimbe's second novel and his fiction debut in the United States. An established literary figure in France, this… Leer más

New York. 1989. Simon & Schuster. Advance Uncorrected Reader's Proof. Good in Wrappers. 0671675664. Translated from the French by Marjolijn De Jager. 203 pages. paperback. . keywords: Literature Zaire Africa Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON is a story of passion, love and power, of deception and hate. It is a story of the romance of a statesman and a prostitute caught in a web of sincere lies and manipulations, a man and a woman reflecting each other like distorted mirrors. Their complex relationship, set in the steamy, smoke-filled night world of Kinshasa, Zaire, is a powerful metaphor for a society's struggle to spring from a trap of dependence and regain a sense of self-determination. BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE MOON was published in France as Le bel immonde. It is V. Y. Mudimbe's second novel and his fiction debut in the United States. An established literary figure in France, this award-winning novelist, poet and scholar lays bare the consciousness of… Leer más

Fireside. Hardcover. Fair - Cash/Good. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Water damage to the bottom of cover with staining and waving. Remainder mark to the bottom of pages. DJ has surface rubbing, edgewear, and waving from water damage. Color bleeding on the back of jacket and inbetween pages. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Fireside, 1989-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. Fireside (Simon and Schuster); New York, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, tan and blue binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, discoloration/sunning to tan boards, some rubbing to board/spine edges, bit of crimping to spine edges, trace discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, age toning to text block edges and pages, black scuff mark bottom text block edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, faint crease along front panel, some sunning to flaps, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 203pp. We pack securely and ship daily with 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.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1989). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Second novel by this highly acclaimed writer from Zaire, and his first work of fiction to be published in the US. Translated from the French by Marjolijn de Jager. Foreword by Jacques Howlett. Author's note. 203 pp

Atheneum, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. (1st edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, light gray boards, very bright gilt lettering and wavy gilt design on spine, 203 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ glossy beneath mylar with beautiful dark red speckled design to spine and front left, color-illustration of two faces at center front, peach background to most of front, white back with praise. DJ has light wear to bottom front tip, micronick at top front edge next to spine, tiny nick at bottom front edge next to spine, very tiny nick with very slight wear at spine bottom edge, micronick at spine top left edge. Very Good+ DJ/Very Fine book.

Simon and Schuster, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Larger, thinner book, dark blue cloth spine, gray boards, very bright gilt lettering and wave design on spine, 203 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ beneath mylar, beautiful dark red speckled design on spine and front left, faces and foliage at center front, peach background to front, white back with praise. DJ has micronick at spine bottom edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.