The Finishing School: A Novel
by Muriel Spark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385512821
- ISBN 13
- 9780385512824
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
MURIEL SPARK was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1918. She is the author of over twenty novels as well as collections of short stories. Her most celebrated works include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), Loitering with Intent (1981), The Comforters (1957), The Public Image (1968), The Girls of Slender Means (1963), The Driver’s Seat (1970) and Aiding and Abetting (2001). She was awarded the OBE in 1993 and is a Dame of the British Empire. She has also been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Edinburgh, as well as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. She lives in Tuscany.
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Details
- Bookseller
- A Cappella Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 239130
- Title
- The Finishing School: A Novel
- Author
- Muriel Spark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385512821
- ISBN 13
- 9780385512824
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- September 2004
- Pages
- 192
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About the Seller
A Cappella Books
About A Cappella Books
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