The Lizard's Smile de Ribeiro, Joao Ubaldo - 1994

Atheneum Books, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scribner. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Scribner, 1994-07-05. Hardcover. Used: Good.

New York. 1994. Atheneum. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0689121253. Translated from the Portuguese by Clifford E. Landers. 357 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Marc Burckhardt. Jacket design by Mary Schuck . keywords: Literature Translated Brazil Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE LIZARD'S SMILE is the first novel in five years from the internationally acclaimed Brazilian novelist João Ubaldo Ribeiro. A best-seller in his native land, it is a suspenseful, spirited, and very funny novel about a truly serious subject-the hazards of genetic engineering-that confirms Ribeiro's reputation as one of the masters of the Latin American novel. Set on an island off the coast of Bahia in northeast Brazil, THE LIZARD'S SMILE centers on one João Pedroso, a disenchanted biologist who has given up his profession to become a fishmonger. Kindly if a bit enigmatic, given to drink and rumination, João has recently been disturbed by a vague but pervasive sense… Leer más

New York, NY: Scribner, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Impeccable Hardback In Like Dj.

New York: Atheneum, 1994. Hardcover. Translation by Clifford E. Landers. Small 4to. Quarter black cloth with silver spine lettering and blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 355pp. Fine/fine. Handsome first edition of this novel by the renowned Brazilian writer. Press release and review slip laid in.

New York: Atheneum. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0689121253 . A lovely first American edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with bumped upper front corner in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; The Lizard's Smile is a magical and haunting story of a young girl who is forced to live in a convent after her parents are killed in a plane crash. She soon discovers that the convent is not what it seems, and she is drawn into a world of secrets and magic. Ribeiro, Joao Ubaldo's debut novel, is a spellbinding tale of mystery and adventure.; 8vo; 355 pages; FSA .

Scribner, 1994-07-05. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!