ISBN: 9780670830640 - meteors in august (7 Ergebnisse)

First British edition. Hardcover. The first novel from this Granta 20 writer. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Much less common than the U.S. edition.

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First UK printing. Highly praised first novel, set in Montana, by this Granta award winning writer (selected as one of the 20 best young novelists in the US.) 275 pp. Near fine in a fine dustjacket. (toning to the pages as is common with some UK editions.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First novel by Melanie Thon who was selected as one of Granta's 20 best young American novelists. Ex-library with brodart sleeve over the VG dustjacket. Stated First Edition 1990. "Bullied wives, maimed men, haters of Indians, exhibitionists, petty preachers and rebel congregations are among the northern Montana townspeople who grope for individual deliverance in the background of this exceptionally promising debut novel. Misfit Lizzie, its adolescent narrator, escapes her older sister's predicament--a teenage pregnancy that caused her to run away when Lizzie was still a child--and concludes: First Edition stated."I figured a girl wasn't going to get too many breaks in her life and that I'd better find a way to show God I was grateful." She is guided by the local Holy Roller ("Jesus might be kind, but God and Mrs. Graves were only merciful"), but observes that fire-and-brimstone goodness does not stave off catastrophe. Rather, she learns not to reject sin but to forgive it. her perceptions of the stultifying rural squalor are wrenchingly palpable.".…

Zustand: Good. : Meteors in August es una aclamada novela debut de Melanie Rae Thon que explora temas de desesperación y redención. La historia sigue a Lizzie Macon, quien, a los siete años, presencia cómo su padre expulsa a un nativo americano llamado Red Elk de su valle. Años después, la huida de su hermana mayor, Nina, junto al hijo de Red Elk, desencadena una serie de eventos violentos y tensiones raciales en el aislado pueblo de Willis, Montana, cambiando para siempre la vida de Lizzie y su familia.Esta obra destaca por su prosa lírica y su capacidad para retratar la complejidad humana en un entorno rural marcado por el fanatismo y la tragedia. Es una lectura profunda que invita a la reflexión sobre el perdón y las consecuencias inesperadas de las acciones individuales en una comunidad pequeña. EAN: 9780670830640 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Meteors in August Autor: Melanie Rae Thon Editorial: Viking Idioma: en Páginas: 288 Formato: tapa dura.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. blue cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket unclipped, 275 pp, first edition. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

First British edition. Hardcover. A review copy with slip laid in. The first novel from this Granta 20 writer. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Thon on the title page. Much less common than the U.S. edition. Signed.