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The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385475721
- ISBN 13
- 9780385475723
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday / Nan A Talese, 2000. First American Edition, 1st Printing. 1/4 cloth. Fine/near fine. A fine first American edition, as stated, in a fine jacket. Complete number line. Pages are clean and bright, appears unread. Octavo. The work was awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2000 and the Hammett Prize in 2001. It was also nominated for Governor General's Award in 2000, Orange Prize for Fiction, and the International Dublin Literary Award in 2002. Time magazine named it the best novel of 2000 and included it in its list of the 100 greatest English-language novels since 1923." --- Wikipedia
Synopsis
The Blind Assassin is an award winning, bestselling novel by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 2000. Set in Canada, it is narrated from the present day, referring back to events that span the twentieth century. The work was awarded the Booker Prize in 2000 and the Hammett Prize in 2001. It was also nominated for Governor General's Award in 2000, Orange Prize for Fiction, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2002.
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- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840
- Title
- The Blind Assassin
- Author
- Margaret Atwood
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385475721
- ISBN 13
- 9780385475723
- Publisher
- Doubleday / Nan A Talese
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
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