Isbn: 9780307264190 - the emperor's children (rough cut) (29 Ergebnisse)

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. In Manhattan, just after the century's turn, three thirty-year-old friends, Danielle, Marina and Julius, are seeking their fortunes. But the arrival of Marina's young cousin Bootie fresh from the provinces and keen, too, to make his mark forces them to confront their own desires and expectations. The Emperor's Children is a sweeping portrait of one of the most fascinating cities in the world, and a haunting illustration of how the events of a single day can change everything, for ever. 'Brilliant .a masterpiece' Independent on Sunday 'Intelligent and unsparing .The Emperor's Children is likely to be one of the most talked-about novels of the autumn .Buy two copies; give one to a friend' The Economist 'Messud's prose is a timely and intensely pleasurable reminder of the possibilities of the English language. To use the word clarity about her style dense, chaste, luminously intelligent is to return the word to its origins; this is style as illumination, shining a searching yet sympathetic light on the minds and inner worlds of her characters, and as a radiant mode of moral inquiry' The Times 'As large-hearted as it is ambitious, this is a novel that combines the old-fashioned art of storytelling with a clear-eyed view of the modern world' Sunday Times.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. In Manhattan, just after the century's turn, three thirty-year-old friends, Danielle, Marina and Julius, are seeking their fortunes. But the arrival of Marina's young cousin Bootie fresh from the provinces and keen, too, to make his mark forces them to confront their own desires and expectations. The Emperor's Children is a sweeping portrait of one of the most fascinating cities in the world, and a haunting illustration of how the events of a single day can change everything, for ever. 'Brilliant .a masterpiece' Independent on Sunday 'Intelligent and unsparing .The Emperor's Children is likely to be one of the most talked-about novels of the autumn .Buy two copies; give one to a friend' The Economist 'Messud's prose is a timely and intensely pleasurable reminder of the possibilities of the English language. To use the word clarity about her style dense, chaste, luminously intelligent is to return the word to its origins; this is style as illumination, shining a searching yet sympathetic light on the minds and inner worlds of her characters, and as a radiant mode of moral inquiry' The Times 'As large-hearted as it is ambitious, this is a novel that combines the old-fashioned art of storytelling with a clear-eyed view of the modern world' Sunday Times.…

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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.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by Knopf, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by Knopf, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new, with some shelf/edgewear.

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Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Quarter Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Reprint. NY: Knopf, 2007. Reprint. 8vo. Quarter cloth, 431 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Quarter black cloth over gray paper-covered boards, with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Publisher's original price intact on front flap ($25.00). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy. Octavo, 432 pages. THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN follows three ambitious friends in their thirties navigating privilege, politics, and self-deception in pre-9/11 Manhattan. Messud, an American novelist and Harvard-educated critic, is the author of THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS and THE BURNING GIRL. This was her fourth novel and a finalist for the 2006 Man Booker Prize.…

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Zustand: VERY GOOD. First printing. Her third novel, fourth book, a "richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune . . . about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way - and not - in New York City" in the years just before 9/11. SIGNED on the title page. 431 pp. Very good in a very good dust jacket (bottom edge of 2 leaves bumped, price-clipped).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Third Impression Before Publication. Grey board hard cover with black cloth spine - Fine. In DJ - tiny bit of wear to top corner/light crinkling to top edge/Good+. 431 pages. From publishing page: 'Published January Septembe 4, 2006. Reprinted One Time. Third Printing before Publication'. Content Fine. (800g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book to charity correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted. (JJR). …

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 4th edition. 448 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good. From a writer ?of near-miraculous perfection? (The New York Times Book Review) and ?a literary intelligence far surpassing most other writers of her generation? (San Francisco Chronicle), The Emperor?s Children is a dazzling, masterful novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way?and not?in New York City.??????????? There is beautiful, sophisticated Marina Thwaite?an ?It? girl finishing her first book; the daughter of?Murray Thwaite,?celebrated?intellectual and?journalist?and her two closest friends from Brown, Danielle, a quietly appealing television producer, and Julius, a?cash-strapped freelance critic. The delicious complications that arise among them become dangerous when Murray?s nephew, Frederick ?Bootie? Tubb, an idealistic college dropout determined to make his mark, comes to town. As the skies darken, it is Bootie?s unexpected decisions?and their stunning, heartbreaking outcome?that will change each of their lives forever.??????????? A richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune?of innocence and experience, seduction and self-invention; of ambition, including literary ambition; of glamour, disaster, and promise?The Emperor?s Children is a tour de force that brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, innen alles in Ordnung; Good copy, light signs of previous use, cover/dust jacket shows some rubbing/wear, interior in good condition. C241025ah100 ISBN: 9780307264190 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 794. …