An Unfinished Journey de Shiva Naipaul - 1987

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Excellent condition with price clipped DJ,.

New York. 1987. March 1987. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670813680. 136 pages. hardcover. Cover: Robert Silverman. keywords: Literature England Caribbean Trinidad India. FROM THE PUBLISHER - AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY is a posthumous collection of essays by Shiva Naipaul, published by Hamish and Hamilton in 1986. The foreword is written by the author's father-in-law, Douglas Stuart, who creates a short biographical sketch of the author, describing Shiva as a writer who gained in discipline but was painfully slow, even at times spending an entire afternoon trying to finish a sentence. He also asked Naipaul why he had lost the comic tone in his writing, and wrote that Naipaul attributed it to the arresting horror of witnessing the aftermath of the Jonestown Massacre, part of his research for the book BLACK & WHITE. The essays in the collection are in part autobiographical, such as those on Shiva's relationship with his brother V. S. Naipaul, and his experiences in… Leer más

New York: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0670813680 .

New York: Viking, 1987. 1st American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Robert Silverman dj. Sillver-stamped white cloth spine w/ bds. Remainder mk bottom edge. Looks unread. Intro by Douglas Stuart. NO names, clean text, tight 136 pgs

New York: Viking, 1987. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Rear panel of Jacket is sun-faded at the edges. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (15.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. The author's last book, published posthumously. Includes six essays, including one about his relationship with his brother, V.S. Naipaul. Others look at Sri Lanka, the India of the Nehrus, the aborigines of Australia, etc. "The clarity of his thought and elegance of his writing have their own power to hearten and exalt. We have lost a fine brain, a civilized sensibility, and the promise of genuine greatness," - Anthony Burgess, The Observer. . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 136pp + 16 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

U.S.A.: Viking Adult, 1987. 1ST EDITION, HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. 8VO WITH 136 PGS. THE BOOK AND DUST JACKET ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SLIGHT SHELFWEAR/BUMPING TO EDGES. THE INTERIOR IS CLEAN AND TIGHT. THE SPINE IS RED WITH WHITE TEXT.. 1st Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Hardcover.

New York:: Viking,, (1987). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped). First US printing. The last book by this Trinidadian-born author, the younger brother of V. S. Naipual. Within months of his 40th birthday in 1985, Naipaul died suddenly, while writing a book on Australia. This book begins with a selection from that book, plus six essays all written in the last year of his life. Introduction by his father-in-law, Douglas Stuart. vii, 136 pp.

New York: Viking, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First am. Very good or better in a Very good plus dustwrapper. Hardcover and dustwrapper, both a nice copy, almost new, book covers lightly soiled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.