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THE DEW BREAKER
by Danticat, Edwidge
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1400041147
- ISBN 13
- 9781400041145
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The fourth novel from the widely-praised Danticat, author of "The Farming of Bones," "Krik? Krak!" and "Breath, Eyes, Memory," is an exploration into the mind of a man, an interrogator and torturer in his native Haiti, now a husband and father, making a quiet living as a barber in the U.S.; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows a penpoint-sized dent on the front panel (the dent did not break though the jacket or damage the front cover), o/w minimal surface and edgewear.
Synopsis
Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory , an Oprah Book Club selection; Krik? Krak!, a National Book Award finalist; and The Farming of the Bones , an American Book Award winner. She is also the editor of The Butterfly’s Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States and The Beacon Best of 2000: Great Writing by Men and Women of All Colors and Cultures .
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003995
- Title
- THE DEW BREAKER
- Author
- Danticat, Edwidge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 1400041147
- ISBN 13
- 9781400041145
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, HAITI, TORTURE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; New York; Fine Literature;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Fine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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