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Wide Sargasso Sea
de Rhys, Jean
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- First
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1966. First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The stunning dust wrapper (designed by Eric Thomas), which depicts a young Antoinette Cosway on the front panel, is very presentable. It has not been price clipped (21s net) and has only some very minor shelf wear to note. The boards are free from notable wear and the corners sharp. The text blocks are mildly foxed to the top and foredge. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in near fine condition.
Despite being published 119 years after Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea is its prequel, narrating the life of the tragic character Berta Mason. Written in a polyphonic narrative, various characters voices come to prominence in this work, but those which prevail are those of Antoinette (Bertha) herself, and a gentleman only referred to by his pronouns – this gentleman is, of course, Edward Rochester.
Sinopsis
Wide Sargasso Sea, first published in 1966, is the book for which author Jean Rhys is most known. The feminist and postcolonial novel, which explores power dynamics between men and women in a patriarchal society, was Jean Rhys's brilliant comeback to the literary stage after over a 20-year absence. Following the publication of Wide Sargasso Sea, Rhys produced several more novels, short stories, and other manuscripts before her death in 1979. Wide Sargasso Sea was written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, from the point of view of Antoinette Cosway, Mr. Rochester’s wife. A Creole heiress from Jamaica, Antoinette’s life story is revealed in three parts–the first focusing on her youth in Jamaica, the second her honeymoon with Mr. Rochester in Dominica, and the third and final focusing on the time she is confined in the attic of Mr. Rochester’s house in England after he declares her mad. The tension Rhys builds between the two prominent cultures and the two prominent characters in her novel creates a poignant and plaintive atmosphere that haunts readers’ minds.
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- Librería
- Daniel Vince Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 209
- Título
- Wide Sargasso Sea
- Autor
- Rhys, Jean
- Ilustrador
- Eric Thomas
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st/1st
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Andre Deutsch
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1966
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
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Daniel Vince Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2022
Canterbury, Kent
Sobre Daniel Vince Rare Books
Daniel Vince Rare Books is a small, online-based bookselling company founded by Daniel Vince. We specialise in twentieth century English Literature, first editions and signed titles.
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- Price Clipped
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- Foxed
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- Shelf Wear
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- First Edition
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