Prescott shaun (37 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "A powerfully doomy debut" (The Guardian), Shaun Prescott's The Town is a novel of a rural Australian community besieged by modern day anxieties and threatened by a supernatural force seeking to consume the dying town. This is Australia, an unnamed, dead-end town in the heart of the outback--a desolate place of gas stations, fast-food franchises, and labyrinthine streets: flat and nearly abandoned. When a young writer arrives to research just such depressing middles-of-nowhere as they are choked into oblivion, he finds something more sinister than economic depression: the ghost towns of Australia appear to be literally disappearing. An epidemic of mysterious holes is threatening his new home's very existence, and this discovery plunges the researcher into an abyss of weirdness from which he may never escape. Dark, slippery and unsettling, Shaun Prescott's debut resurrects the existential novel for the age of sprawl and blight, excavates a nation's buried history of colonial genocide, and tells a love story that asks if outsiders can ever truly belong anywhere. The result is a disquieting classic that vibrates with an occult power.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. "A powerfully doomy debut" (The Guardian), Shaun Prescott's The Town is a novel of a rural Australian community besieged by modern day anxieties and threatened by a supernatural force seeking to consume the dying town. This is Australia, an unnamed, dead-end town in the heart of the outback--a desolate place of gas stations, fast-food franchises, and labyrinthine streets: flat and nearly abandoned. When a young writer arrives to research just such depressing middles-of-nowhere as they are choked into oblivion, he finds something more sinister than economic depression: the ghost towns of Australia appear to be literally disappearing. An epidemic of mysterious holes is threatening his new home's very existence, and this discovery plunges the researcher into an abyss of weirdness from which he may never escape. Dark, slippery and unsettling, Shaun Prescott's debut resurrects the existential novel for the age of sprawl and blight, excavates a nation's buried history of colonial genocide, and tells a love story that asks if outsiders can ever truly belong anywhere. The result is a disquieting classic that vibrates with an occult power.…

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. But there had been a war. Everyone was certain of it, though it had been a long time since.This is Australia: an unnamed, dead-end town in the heart of the outback. A young writer arrives in New South Wales to research local settlements that are slowly vanishing into oblivion - but he didn't expect these ghost towns to literally disappear before his eyes. When an epidemic of mysterious holes threatens the town's existence, he is plunged into an abyss of weirdness from which he may never recover. Dark, slippery and unsettling, Shaun Prescott's debut novel achieves many things. It excavates a nation's buried history of colonial genocide, and tells a love story that asks if outsiders can ever truly belong. Through a glass darkly, The Town examines the shadowy underbelly of Australian identity - and the result is a future classic. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 14713931. 1787404651. 8/22/2026 1:17:31 PM.

Zustand: Very Good. Main. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Main. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Main. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2019. Main. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Zustand: Very Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. * PUBLISHER: FABER & FABER YEAR:2018 * ISBN/SBN: 9780571345618 * No OF PAGES: 238 * CONDITION: USED - ACCEPTABLE *OTHER: *PROOF* THE COVER IS LIGHTLY RUBBED AND CREASED WITH BUMPING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH FAINT MARKS TO BOTH SIDES. THE SPINE IS SLIGHTLY RUBBED WITH MILD BUMPING AT BOTH ENDS. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THE PAGES ARE CLEAR AND CRISP. THE PAGES ARE GENERALLY CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN INTERESTING BOOK.…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Bien. Traducción de Aurora Echevarría. Ejemplar en perfecto estado, sin marcas de uso.

Zustand: New. Idioma/Language: Español. Shaun Prescott es uno de los autores revelación de la nueva literatura australiana: un relato alegórico y mordaz sobre la desaparición de los pueblos. Una novela que se desliza entre Kafka y Calvino para indagar en las consecuencias del olvido y la indiferencia. «Cuando estás en ciertos pueblos, el resto del mundo desaparece, de ahí que sea lógico que, para el resto del mundo, algunos pueblos también desaparezcan o sean una fantasía, un pueblo fantasma o un punto puramente decorativo en un mapa. » Esta novela gira en torno a uno de esos lugares anónimos y a un escritor sin nombre que acaba de mudarse allí para terminar un libro sobre las poblaciones que han perdido su razón de ser y desaparecen hasta caer en el olvido. Sus habitantes deambulan por una existencia que parece no llevarles a ningún lado: el conductor de autobús que conduce por una ruta que nadie utiliza, la chica de la radio local que trabaja en un programa que nadie escucha o el hombre que se pasea por el supermercado todo el día. La rutina extravagante de los lugareños se ve alterada el día en que la aparición de unos misteriosos agujeros amenaza la supervivencia del pueblo. Shaun Prescott ha escrito una primera novela inquietante, laberíntica, resbaladiza y divertida, que reflexiona, con una ironía melancólica, sobre la desazón y la indiferencia de una sociedad en decadencia, que da la espalda a su historia y que ha perdido la esperanza en el futuro. Críticas: «Una profunda melancolía ronda las páginas de la entrañablemente sombría novela del escritor australiano Shaun Prescott [. . . ] Una novela interesante y provocadora, inteligentemente consciente de sus propias posibilidades metafóricas, que deja tras de sí una visión poderosa de un fin del mundo que no sucede con una explosión, sino con un suspiro. » The Guardian «Una de las novelas australianas contemporáneas más potentes y peculiares. » Kerryn Goldsworthy, Sydney Morning Herald « Un lugar en el mapa se mueve sutilmente entre [. . . ] Calvino, Kafka y Abe, pero además invoca a algunos predecesores [. . . ] Prescott busca lo universal en una meticulosa interpretación del aquí y del ahora, y encuentra el desarraigo escondido en la localidad, para mostrarnos lo realmente perdidos que podemos estar. » Jonathan Lethem «Una de las novelas australianas contemporáneas más potentes y peculiares. » Kerryn Goldsworthy, Sydney Morning Herald «Uno de esos libros excepcionales que te interroga y te hace sentir incómodo sin saber cómo o por qué. Lo que sigue es como una caída libre. » Ed Wright, The Australian «Un espejo alegórico que refleja los males de la ignorancia y la xenofobia, acechantes en todos los lugares y en todos los humanos, y la fragilidad de la existencia. Un retrato fascinante aunque desalentador. » Benjamin Myer, New Statesman «Uno de los mejores libros de este año. » Joseph Earp, The Brag «Si esta novela realmente comparte algo con la autoficción, es la interrogación de la naturaleza de la ficción y los medios limitados que posee para moldear nuestras vidas. Prescott consigue unir estos espacios irreconciliables con la belleza de su prosa. » Alan Murrin, The Spectator «La historia mantiene un tono sostenido e hipnótico, mientras examina los rituales inconscientes de nuestro día a día y la complejidad de nuestras relaciones con el pasado. También es tremendamente divertida. » Mandy Sayer, The Australian *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.…

Zustand: Very Good.

Gebunden. Zustand: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Ungelesenes, vollständiges Exemplar; in sehr gutem Zustand, leichte Lagerspuren, als Mängelexemplar gekennzeichnet -Ein spektakulärer, höchst ungewöhnlicher Roman aus AustralienWir befinden uns in Australien, in einem namenlosen Ort im Outback. Das Hotel hat keine Gäste, am Bahnhof halten keine Züge, der öffentliche Bus dreht einsam seine Runden, das Radio sendet ins Nirgendwo. Ein junger Autor reist hierher, um das Phänomen von Siedlungen zu erforschen, die verschwinden, ohne das es einen besonderen Grund dafür gäbe. Er findet einen Verbund unzähliger Nicht-Ort vor - und die letzten Bewohner, denen auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit ihrer Vergangenheit die Zeit davonläuft. Denn was soll mit ihnen geschehen, wenn ihre Realität verschwindet »Eine kraftvolle Vision davon, wie unsere Welt zu Ende geht, nicht mit einem Knall, sondern mit einem leisen Wimmern.« The Guardian 288 pp. Deutsch.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print (number line on copyright page 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Hardback copy in orange boards with black lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 238pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (62/7). …

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 2017. An excellent copy, clean and unmarked throughout, seemingly unread with page edges clear and crisp, no notable creases or wear to covers or contents. Dust jacket similarly very well-presented, with only some minor signs of shelving. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 150 x 230 mm. 267 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Britain/UK; Modern; ISBN: 0571345611. ISBN/EAN: 9780571345618. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28736. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.…

Zustand: New. 2020. 001st Edition. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.