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Midnight's Children
de Rushdie, Salman
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 039451470X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394514703
- Librería
-
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Knopf, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. "VERY GOOD" dust jacket is not price-clipped, with many tears, loss. and wear.. This collectible, " NEAR FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Book itself is perfect, dust jacket is quite worn as described. Scarce!! Rushdie's second novel. Beautiful collectible copy. Unread. Pristine. GIFT QUALITY
Sinopsis
Midnight's Children is an epic book of magical realism, a poioumenon about India's transition from British colonialism to independence. It was written by Salman Rushdie in 1981 and is considered an example of postcolonial literature. The story is expressed through various characters and is contexted by actual historical events as with historical fiction. Midnight's Children won both the 1981 Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the same year.
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Detalles
- Librería
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 007552
- Título
- Midnight's Children
- Autor
- Rushdie, Salman
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039451470X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394514703
- Editorial
- Knopf
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1981
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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