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King Rat : Advance Uncorrected Proofs
de Clavell, James
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- At Least Very Good
- Librería
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. Paperback. At Least Very Good. Comb bound blue card covers with title stamped in black onto upper cover, proof copy (11 inches tall), pp. (iv), 272, "FIRST EDITION" stated on copyright page. Volume with fading, a few splashes, minor creases and light soil, one tiny chip from upper cover at foot of spine within the comb binding and some mild toning to page edges. Basis for the successful 1965 film directed by Bryan Forbes starring George Segal, Tom Courtenay and James Fox. The "UNREVISED, UNCORRECTED, PROOFS" and as such the earliest state of Clavell's first novel printed from his original manuscript. King Rat, based on the author's real life experiences of spending 3 years in the Changi Camp in Singapore (where only 10,000 of the 150,000 prisoners survived) tells how an American corporal "King" positions himself as the unofficial ruler over POWs in a rat-infested Japanese prison camp during World War II. "The natives consider them to be a great delicacy. Rusa tikas translated means 'mouse deer.' That's it, then. We're in the rusa tikas business." from the movie script of "King Rat" (1965). Precedes the first UK (Michael Joseph) proof and edition by a year and a relative rarity thus.
Sinopsis
The time is World War II. The place is a brutal prison camp deep in Japanese-occupied territory. Here, within the seething mass of humanity, one man, an American corporal, seeks dominance over both captives and captors alike. His weapons are human courage, unblinking understanding of human weaknesses, and total willingness to exploit every opportunity to enlarge his power and corrupt or destroy anyone who stands in his path.From the Paperback edition.
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El Feb 23 2007, Sweetbytch70 dijo:
Unforgettable story. Truly left a mark.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1722
- Título
- King Rat : Advance Uncorrected Proofs
- Autor
- Clavell, James
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - At Least Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Advance Uncorrected Proofs
- Editorial
- Little, Brown and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1962
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern First Editions; Books into Film;
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Sobre el vendedor
Harropian Books, IOBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
Sobre Harropian Books, IOBA
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