Isbn: 9780385485180 - girl in landscape (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. One the irrepressibly inventive Jonathan Lethem could weld science fiction and the Western into a mesmerizing novel of exploration and otherness, sexual awakening and loss. At the age of 13 Pella Marsh loses her mother and her home on the scorched husk that is planet Earth. Her sorrowing family emigrates to the Planet of the Archbuilders, whose mysterious inhabitants have names like Lonely Dumptruck and Hiding Kneel--and a civilization that and frightens their human visitors.
 On this new world, spikily independent Pella becomes as uneasy envoy between two species. And at the same time is unwilling drawn to a violent loner who embodies all the paranoid machismo of the frontier ethic. Combining the tragic grandeur of John Ford's The Searchers and the sexual tension of Lolita and transporting them to a planet light years, Girl in Landscape is a tour de force. …

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. One the irrepressibly inventive Jonathan Lethem could weld science fiction and the Western into a mesmerizing novel of exploration and otherness, sexual awakening and loss. At the age of 13 Pella Marsh loses her mother and her home on the scorched husk that is planet Earth. Her sorrowing family emigrates to the Planet of the Archbuilders, whose mysterious inhabitants have names like Lonely Dumptruck and Hiding Kneel--and a civilization that and frightens their human visitors.
 On this new world, spikily independent Pella becomes as uneasy envoy between two species. And at the same time is unwilling drawn to a violent loner who embodies all the paranoid machismo of the frontier ethic. Combining the tragic grandeur of John Ford's The Searchers and the sexual tension of Lolita and transporting them to a planet light years, Girl in Landscape is a tour de force. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Zustand: Good. First 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.…

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Small octavo hc w/jacket in mylar, signed by Lethem, 280pp, tight binding, clean throughout, clean boards with sharp corners & bright spine titles, Fine. Clean, tight & colorful jacket, Fine. Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Foxing on the page edges thus very good in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Signed by the author. 1st printing. Minimal wear.

[0-385-48518-2] 1998, Advanced Reading Copy. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. 260pp. 8vo. Signed. Advanced Reading Copy / Uncorrected Proof. Corners very softly bumped with light, barely noticeable wear at the front upper edge. Near fine to fine copy.

Zustand: FINE. First printing. An unconventional tale that is a genre-bending post-apocalypic science fiction novel as well as "an exploration of the nature of sexual awakening, a meditation on language and perception, and a homage to the great American tradition of the western." SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.…

[0-385-48518-2] 1998, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 280pp. 8vo. Signed. First US edition. Fine copy in fine jacket. Related ephemera laid in. Jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Jonathan Lethem directly on the title page; In Girl in Landscape, a young girl named Evie is exploring her rural hometown when she discovers a mysterious painting in a derelict building. The painting transports Evie to a different world, one where she meets a handsome prince and is tasked with saving his kingdom from an evil wizard.Lethem's atmospheric and original story is a delight to read, and Evie's journey is both exciting and inspiring. The setting is vividly portrayed, and the characters are complex and intriguing. This is an excellent book for fantasy fans of all ages.; 8vo; Signed by Author.…