The Flame Alphabet
by Marcus, Ben
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very gentle rubbing to spine foot, extremely mild wear to spine head and corners, light soiling to fore-edge, bright pages in ti
- ISBN 10
- 030737937X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307379375
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
BEN MARCUS is the author of three books of fiction: Notable American Women , The Father Costume , and The Age of Wire and String, and he is the editor of The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories . His stories have appeared in Harper’s Magazine, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, McSweeney’s, Tin House, and Conjunctions. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, and awards from the Creative Capital Foundation and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City and Maine. www.benmarcus.com
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92467
- Title
- The Flame Alphabet
- Author
- Marcus, Ben
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very gentle rubbing to spine foot, extremely mild wear to spine head and corners, light soiling to fore-edge, bright pages in ti
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- ISBN 10
- 030737937X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307379375
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novels;
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