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The 158-Pound Marriage
de Irving, John
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394484142
- ISBN 13
- 9780394484143
- Librería
-
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Sobre este artículo
NY: Random House; (1974). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First printing of the author's third novel, very good with no dust jacket. Small triangular "BTP" sticker at top of front pastedown, small hole in front gutter that appears to be caused by a binding flaw. The top edge of the page block is a little spotted, and the top corners are bumped. A tight, square copy without names or other markings
Sinopsis
The 158-Pound Marriage, author John Irving's third published novel, revolves around an unidentified narrator, a college professor, and a mediocre novelist. The narrator met his wife Utch, an orphaned survivor of WWII, in Vienna while doing research. They are a relatively happy couple; their family rounded out by two children. At a faculty party, they meet Severin Winter, a Viennese-born professor and coach of the college wrestling team, and his wife, Edith. The couple's interests (Edith is an aspiring fiction writer, and Severin has a commonality with Utch's upbringing in Austria) and resulting infatuations between the couples lead to after-dinner partner-swapping. At first, the swinging goes smoothly, but eventually, uneven feelings and obsessions throw the couples off track. The title, The 158-Pound Marriage , refers to the 158-pound weight class in wrestling, which Severin, the coach, feels is the most competitive. The book is small, only 176 pages, compared to Irving's later weighty tomes, like the 610 page The World According to Garp ( 1978) and The Cider House Rules (1985), which is 973 pages.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Tulsa Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 020458
- Título
- The 158-Pound Marriage
- Autor
- Irving, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394484142
- ISBN 13
- 9780394484143
- Editorial
- Random House; (1974)
- Lugar de publicación
- NY
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 1974
Términos de venta
Tulsa Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Tulsa Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2008
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sobre Tulsa Books
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