Isbn: 9780394400921 - drinks before dinner: a play (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This long-unavailable work by one of America's most eminent and popular writers appears in paperback for the first time. Drinks Before Dinner, called witty and provocative by the New York Times, is E.L. Doctorow's only play. A tour-de-force of language and ideas concerning the individual's role in and response to contemporary America, Drinks Before Dinner revolves around a dinner party for the economically privileged. As Doctorow writes in his introduction, This play] deals in general statements about the most common circumstances of our lives, the numbers of us, the cars we drive, the television we watch, the cities we live in, our contraception and our armaments, and our underlying sense of the apocalypse. For the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has been counted among the country's best-regarded men of letters. His novels include The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate and The Waterworks. He has also published a volume selected essays, Jack London, Hemmingway, and the Constitution. His writings have garnered the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the Pen/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, and the William Dean Howells medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City.…

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

Zustand: Good. 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.

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Plays, Drama).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Remainder mark on bottom; 8.30 X 5.60 X 0.60 inches fmc2%262D.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket Book Club edition. (Drama, Plays) 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Random House, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

dj. First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. A play from the author of "Ragtime." A very near fine copy with a red remainder stripe to the bottom edge in a fine dust jacket.

[0-394-40092-5] 1979, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. xx, 52pp. 8vo. This, the only play written by one of the greatest creative minds of our time, revolves itself around a dinner party for the economically privileged. Witty and provocative. First US edition. Signed. Jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve. Fine / fine copy.…