Iron Earth, Copper Sky Tapa dura - 1979

NY: William Morrow, 1979. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Translated from the Turkish by Thilda Kemal. 220 pages. The influence of mysticism and the occult upon the unsophisticated mind is a major theme in this powerful novel depicting a terrible winter endured by the Yalak villagers of Turkey. After a bad cotton harvest, they are unable to pay their creditor, the shopkeeper, Adil Effendi; and such a break with age-old tradition overwhelms them with shame and guilt. They wait in terror for Adil to come, but he fails to appear and in his inexplicable absence his figure swells until it fills their minds and they become sick with apprehension, sure that some terrible disaster will befall them. Clean copy. Record # 384975

New York. 1979. Morrow. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0688034438. Translated from the Turkish by Thilda Kemal. 220 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Lydia Rosier. keywords: Literature Translated Turkey . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The influence of mysticism and the occult upon the unsophisticated mind is a major theme in this powerful novel depicting a terrible winter endured by the Yalak villagers of THE UNDYING GRASS. After a bad cotton harvest, they are unable to pay their creditor, the shopkeeper, Adil Effendi; and such a break with age-old tradition overwhelms them with shame and guilt. They wait in terror for Adil to come, but he fails to appear and in his inexplicable absence his figure swells until it fills their minds and they become sick with apprehension, sure that some terrible disaster will befall them. In their extremity they turn to Tashbash, a brave man and one of their own, who has always stood up for them against the tyranny of Sefer, their Headman. They invest Tashbash… Leer más

From DJ flap: "The influence of mysticism and the occult upon the unsophisticated mind is a major theme in this powerful novel depicting a terrible winter endured by the Yalak villagers of The Undying Grass." A tale of people, hardship, a wild land, and dreams.Very Good condition except Dust Jacket flaps have been taped to inside covers. There are also some dark marks on the top page edges visible when the book is closed, but not appearing on individual pages. Pages are free of marks and are tight. 220 pages.

William Morrow & Company, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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