Isbn: 9780450056321 - the seeds of singing (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 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: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 667 pages. Cover worn.Text tanned Product DescriptionA gigantic, sprawling blockbuster. an emotiona lly careening adventure. heaven and hell bump head-on. a winner! High adve nture, and A whale of a story in a book that can't be put down! to quote thre e book reviewers from the novel's original international release. Published by D ell and the United Kingdom's New English Library in 1983, translated into three additional languages (French, Swedish and Chinese) and sold in nine countries, S eeds of Singing's background is the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia, Borneo and New Guinea) before, during, and after World War II. The story begins in 1939 with a n anthropological expedition deep into the unknown and dangerous interior of the unexplored Pacific island of Dutch New Guinea. The expedition falls innocent vi ctim to the violent uprising of New Guinea tribesmen sparked by the provoking pr esence of colonial Dutch officials. The following cataclysmic upheaval of World War II in the Pacific sweeps the expedition's survivors into the dramatic events of the Japanese invasion of the Indies and the post-war Indonesian struggle for independence from Dutch rule. The book's descriptions of the New Guinea tribes and their culture as well as the unusual sides of the war the book covers and t he authentic way in which the Pacific war is fully evoked combine a narrative pa ce which never flags, Editor-in-Chief, Dell, 1983. Above all, Seeds of Singing is the bittersweet love story of two anthropologists, trapped by violent circums tances, who share a passion and respect for the primitive societies they study a nd a fierce love for each other, even as honor and duty to others tears them apa rt. Here's a gigantic, sprawling blockbuster saga of two star-crossed lovers wh.…