G
by Berger, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Missing
- ISBN 10
- 0670333417
- ISBN 13
- 9780670333417
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Synopsis
John Peter Berger is an English art critic, novelist, painter and author. His unsettling and powerful novel, G , won the Man Booker prize in 1972. The setting is before the First World War in Europe. The protagonist, G., is the rich son of an Italian canned fruit retailer who is a wild Casanova-type lover of women. He gradually comes to a realization after many misadventures. The book has been described as a rich and pleasurable reading experience and will appeal to those interested in the author’s beautiful poetic imagery as well as the intellectual stimulation this novel offers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317096
- Title
- G
- Author
- Berger, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670333417
- ISBN 13
- 9780670333417
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1972-09-08
- Size
- 20x20x20
- X weight
- 16 oz
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