Ulverton
by Adam Thorpe
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436520745
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520747
- Seller
-
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Pp 386. ""A dozen accounts, narrated by a dozen different voices, tell the story of Ulverton, a fictional village on the Wessex Downs, through its generations. Based on a bedrock of folktales, myth and oral tradition, the author builds layers of new narrative, often using dialect or the true demotic voice.""
Synopsis
ADAM THORPE was born in Paris in 1956. His first novel, Ulverton , was published in 1992, and he has published two books of stories and six poetry collections -- most recently Voluntary . His new translation of Madame Bovary has just been published. He lives in France with his wife and family.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Edmonton Book Store (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 260450
- Title
- Ulverton
- Author
- Adam Thorpe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436520745
- ISBN 13
- 9780436520747
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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