Ver a tamaño completo.
Q and A
de Vikas Swarup
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Near Fine
- Librería
-
Caterham, Surrey, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Published by Doubleday, London; 2005. 8vo. 303pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Fine/Near Fine.
Bound in original black cloth boards with title in gilt to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, with just a little bumping to the corners and spine ends. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from marks or damage, with barely a hint of toning.
This beautiful book is housed in its original first issue jacket. It is vibrant and bright and in very smart condition. There is a little bumping to the edges and rubbing to the front and back. There is a little spotting at the bottom of the front panel.
Overall, this is a very smart example of this modern first, the first novel by Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup. It tells the rags to riches story of Ram Mohammed Thomas, a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history, only to be arrested and jailed on accusations of cheating. This book was later loosely adapted into the multiple Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Swarup found his inspiration for this novel from a newspaper article about children living in the slums using mobile phones and the internet. It was around the same time that Charles Ingram, a Major in the British army, was found guilty of cheating on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' and, as quoted by Swarup "if a British army Major can be accused of cheating, then an ignorant tiffin boy from the world's biggest slum can definitely be accused of cheating."
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Everlasting Editions
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1061
- Título
- Q and A
- Autor
- Vikas Swarup
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition, first impression
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Doubleday
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
- Páginas
- 303pp.
- Tamaño
- 8vo
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- vikas, vikras, swarup, slumdog, millionaire, book, movie, oscar, award, winning, indian, diplomat, rags, riches, gift, fiction, book, qanda
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern First Editions;
Términos de venta
Everlasting Editions
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
Everlasting Editions
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Caterham, Surrey
Sobre Everlasting Editions
Everlasting Editions sells beautiful rare, collectible and signed first edition books to treasure for a lifetime. We offer a wide range of books rom a variety of genres, but specialising in Modern First Editions and Children's First Editions. Whether you simply collect for the joy of owning beautiful rare books or whether you believe, as we do, that they are a worthwhile investment in a time of economic difficulties, we are confident that we have the right book for you.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
