On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436205173
- ISBN 13
- 9780436205170
- Seller
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Synopsis
On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry (On Beauty and Being Just). The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States. On Beauty addresses ethnic and cultural differences in both the U.S. A and the U.K. , the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values. A short article in the Guardian has described it as a "transatlantic comic saga.
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- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
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- Title
- On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea
- Author
- Eco, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436205173
- ISBN 13
- 9780436205170
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 9x1x6
- Keywords
- JPG~
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
- X weight
- 1 oz
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