Foe
by Coetzee, J M
With the same electrical intensity of language and insight that he brought to Waiting for the Barbarians and The Master of Petersburg, J.M. Coetzee reinvents the story of Robinson Crusoe—and in so doing, directs our attention to the seduction and tyranny of storytelling itself
In 1720 the eminent man of letters Daniel Foe is approached by Susan Barton, lately a castaway on a desert island. She wants him to tell her story, and that of the enigmatic man who has become her rescuer, companion, master and sometimes lover: Cruso. Cruso is dead, and his manservant, Friday, is incapable of speech. As she tries to relate the truth about him, the ambitious Barton cannot help turning Cruso into her invention. For as narrated by Foe—as by Coetzee himself—the stories we thought we knew acquire depths that are at once treacherous, elegant, and unexpectedly moving.
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NY: Viking, 1987. The first U.S. edition of this novel by the author of "Waiting for the Barbarians" and "Disgrace". Overall, a crisp, clean, unread copy. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. Coetzee is a recent Nobel Prize Winner. . Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
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NY: Viking, 1987. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Coetzee on the half-title page. Dustjacket with tiny shallow spine end wrinkles. An unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an rchival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Coetzee's fifth novel. Item Price
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United States: Viking Press, 1986. Clean text. Unread. Dust cover not price clipped. Touch of shelf wear. Green top stain as issued in perfect condition. Beige boards, green spine, gold lettering. Lovely copy of an early title from the Bookler Prizer winning author. New mylar cover available on request. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover w/ jacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Viking (1987), 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. [6], 5-157, [1] pp. Quarter teal cloth over beige paper boards with gold lettering on the spine; teal topstain. Price of $15.95 on the front flap of the jacket. Item Price
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New York: Viking, 1987. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 157 pages. A slim and powerful novel from the 2003 Nobel Prize winner. A fine copy in paper covered boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. Item Price
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Viking Pr. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. 1st American Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in like dust jacket. . No defects, jacket protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Author won the Booker Prize in 1983. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 157 pages. U2 . Item Price
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