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The Shipping News
by E. Annie Proulx
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
London: Fourth Estate, 1994. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". Megan Wilson. A fine copy of the first UK edition of E. Annie Proulx's very popular novel about the life of a man named Quoyle, whose life is falling apart as he moves to Newfoundland. Held in the original publisher's cloth binding. The first edition thus of this work, being the first UK edition. Held in the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Megan Wilson. 'The Shipping News' is a novel that follows the life of the New York journalist Quoyle, whose parents both just committed suicide, and his wife had run away with her lover before being killed in a car accident during her getaway. Quoyle takes his daughters to their ancestral home in Newfoundland, where he is hired by the local newspaper to report on the shipping news. This was a very popular novel when it was published, winning both the Pulitzer Prize and the U.S. National Book Prize. Written by Annie Proulx, who is best known for this novel, as well as for her short story 'Brokeback Mountain'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, resulting in a small closed tear to the head of the joint. Minor marking to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
Edna Annie Proulx is an American journalist and author. Her second novel, The Shipping News , won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for fiction in 1994. The novel centers on Quoyle, a third-rate hack journalist who lives and works in upstate New York. His parents’ commit suicide and his adulterous, abusive wife sells their daughters to a black market adoption agency. When his wife dies in a car accident, his aunt persuades him to retreat to their ancestral home in Newfoundland for a new beginning. There, Quoyle grows in fortitude and emotional strength while learning disturbing secrets about his family’s past. Proulx’s writing is original and startling, a darkly humorous portrait of the unpredictability of human nature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 658P2
- Title
- The Shipping News
- Author
- E. Annie Proulx
- Illustrator
- Megan Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- the shipping news e annie proulx Edna Ann Proulx annie proulx e annie proulx quoyle petal bear
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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