ISBN: 9781408865354 - this is the ritual (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 'Doyle is as good as everyone from John Boyne to Colm Toibin says he is' Daily MailA young man in a dark depression roams the vast, formless landscape of a Dublin industrial park where he meets a vagrant in the grip of a dangerous ideology. A woman fleeing a break-up finds herself taking part in an unusual sleep experiment. A man obsessed with Nietzsche clings desperately to his girlfriends red shoes. And whatever happened to Killian Turner, Irelands vanished literary outlaw? Lost and isolated, the characters in these masterful stories play out their fragmented relationships in a series of European cities, always on the move; from rented room to darkened apartment, hitchhiker's roadside to Barcelona nightclub. Rob Doyle, a shape-shifting drifter, a reclusive writer, also stalks the book's pages. Layering narratives and splicing fiction with non-fiction, This is the Ritual tells of the ecstatic, the desperate and the uncertain. Immersive, at times dreamlike, and frank in its depiction of sex, the writer's life, failed ideals and the transience of emotions, it introduces an unmistakable new literary voice. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. as new unused.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; viii, 188 pages ; 23 cm. Contents; John-Paul Finnegan, paltry realist -- No man's land -- Exiled in the infinite -- Killian Turner, Ireland's vanished literary outlaw -- Paris story -- Outposts: World without end/This is the ritual; The outer sites; A promise of happiness/Loch Ness/The closest I ever got; Baby, the west will fear us -- Barcelona -- Mexico drift -- Anus -- Black sun -- Three writers: The Glasgow novels of Malcolm Donelly; Fredrick Mulligan, life in flames; Martin knows me -- The lonely struggle of David Haynes -- The Turk inside -- Final email from P. Cranley -- Jean-Pierre Passolet, a reminiscence. Subjects; Short stories. Dublin (Ireland). 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover in good condition. Jacket and hardcover spine ends are lightly bumped. Front board is marked. Front upper leading corner is worn. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM. Used.