Isbn: 9780007270729 - miracles of life: shanghai to shepperton : an autobiography (18 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Miracles of Life This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

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

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 'Miracles of Life' opens and closes in Shanghai, the city where J.G.Ballard was born, and where he spent the most of the Second World War interned with his family in a Japanese concentration camp. J.G. Ballard was, for over fifty years, one of this countrys most significant writers. Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, Empire of the Sun, in this revelatory autobiography he charts the course of his astonishing life. Miracles of Life takes us from the vibrant surroundings of pre-war Shanghai, to the deprivations and unexpected freedoms of Lunghua Camp, to Ballards arrival in a devastated Britain. Ballard recounts his first attempts at fiction and his part in the social and artistic revolutions of the 60s. He describes his friendships with figures as diverse as Kingsley Amis, Michael Moorcock and Eduardo Paolozzi alongside recollections of his domestic life in Shepperton raising three children as a single father following the unexpected and premature death of his wife. Miracles of Life is both a captivating narrative of the experiences that have shaped this extraordinary writers works, his distinctive outlook and his original visions of the future, and is also an account of a remarkable life. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. illustrated edition. 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.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£14.99 price intact). Published by Fourth Estate, 2008. Octavo. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. First edition. Jacket and hardcover spine ends are lightly bumped. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW. Used.

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1st edition. Zustand: fine/fine. fine book in fine dw 1st Fourth Estate 2008 edition 2nd print hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition with no. "1" on the printer's page, as called for. Illustrated with black and white photographs withing the text. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with mustard coloured titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps. No creases. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. No foxing. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £14.99 net. No chips, creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***viii-prelim pages plus 278 text-pages. 224mm x 142mm. ***'Throughout "Miracles of Life" Ballard compares the events of his life as he remembers them and the more or less inventive way in which he has told them in his previous life narratives "Empire of the Sun" and "The Kindness of Women". As soon as the publication of Miracles was announced in 2007, Ballard scholars and experts looked forward to it, expecting it to clarify some aspects of Ballard's life that had been fictionally reworked in his previous books, especially in the partly autobiographical novel "Empire of the Sun" and in the auto-fiction "The Kindness of Women". Ballard has repeatedly declared that those two books are a mix of real events and fictional elaboration. Since Ballard has interwoven real life experiences (especially the time spent in the Lunghua camp) in many of his works (even the overtly non-realistic ones, such as his science-fiction novels and short stories), many readers were interested in the opportunity to read Ballard's own possibly ultimate version. The book offers important biographical details about Ballard's crucial period in Shanghai, 1930-1946, but does not cover in detail other parts of his life (e.g. the 1970s and 1980s). However, many elements of Miracles show Ballard's intention to present it as a truthful narrative of his life, such as the pictures of his parents, his wife, his children, and his partner, Claire Walsh. A remarkable difference of this narrative from both Empire and Kindness is the presence of Ballard's parents, who had been edited out from these earlier works.' (Wiki) ***'In prose of characteristic precision and wit, Ballard recalls the experiences that would fundamentally shape his writing, while simultaneously providing an striking analysis of the fragmented post-war Britain that lies behind so many of his novels.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition in its original dustwrapper in near fine, collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition with no. "1" on the printer's page, as called for. Illustrated with black and white photographs withing the text. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with mustard coloured titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps. No creases. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. No foxing. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £14.99 net. No chips, creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***viii-prelim pages plus 278 text-pages. 224mm x 142mm. ***'Throughout "Miracles of Life" Ballard compares the events of his life as he remembers them and the more or less inventive way in which he has told them in his previous life narratives "Empire of the Sun" and "The Kindness of Women". As soon as the publication of Miracles was announced in 2007, Ballard scholars and experts looked forward to it, expecting it to clarify some aspects of Ballard's life that had been fictionally reworked in his previous books, especially in the partly autobiographical novel "Empire of the Sun" and in the auto-fiction "The Kindness of Women". Ballard has repeatedly declared that those two books are a mix of real events and fictional elaboration. Since Ballard has interwoven real life experiences (especially the time spent in the Lunghua camp) in many of his works (even the overtly non-realistic ones, such as his science-fiction novels and short stories), many readers were interested in the opportunity to read Ballard's own possibly ultimate version. The book offers important biographical details about Ballard's crucial period in Shanghai, 1930-1946, but does not cover in detail other parts of his life (e.g. the 1970s and 1980s). However, many elements of Miracles show Ballard's intention to present it as a truthful narrative of his life, such as the pictures of his parents, his wife, his children, and his partner, Claire Walsh. A remarkable difference of this narrative from both Empire and Kindness is the presence of Ballard's parents, who had been edited out from these earlier works.' (Wiki) ***'In prose of characteristic precision and wit, Ballard recalls the experiences that would fundamentally shape his writing, while simultaneously providing an striking analysis of the fragmented post-war Britain that lies behind so many of his novels.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition in its original dustwrapper in near fine, collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hard Cover. Reprint. F/F. 8vo. original black boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. viii, 278, with illustrations. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 288 pages. 8.82x5.75x1.22 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo, pp. viii, 278. Publisher's dark grey cloth with amber titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial jacket; pictorial endpapers; housed in a matching dark grey slipcase with amber titles to upper and lower faces. As new, sealed in original cellophane wrap, with slit to check edition details. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, 1000 copies only. Miracles of Life covers Ballard's life and travels from birth to 2007, including chronicling his childhood in Shanghai and his return to the city in a WWII Prisoner of War camp, which was the setting for his most famous novel, Empire of the Sun. …

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Limited Ed. 101/1000. Slipcase sharp and clean, minute scratching to bottom edge, yellow lettering bright and intact; Dust jacket bright and stiff, minute rubbing; Black paper boards clean and sharp, yellow lettering bright; Edges clean, author's signature on half title page, pages clean with no annotation or ownership marks; Binding tight. Overall a very nice, signed limited edition copy with minimal wear. ; 5.6 x 8.75"; 288 pages; Signed by Author. …