It is the freakishly hot, drought summer of 1921; dust-storms in London, parched and cracking earth, autumn tints in July. Holed up in a cottage in the Chilterns, a young writer strives to write the first great novel of the War, impelled by his own suffering. Outward events and inner crises deflect him from his purpose, and love intervenes in the form of two very different women. A visit to the hallucinatory wreckage of post-war Flanders brings strange repercussions in its wake. Everyone is in some way damaged by the terrible years of the War; in what sense can art be made out of such horror? Adam Thorpe's novel seeks to touch the marrow of this jazz-and-death-haunted period - ironically the most excitingly creative of our century. In a language deeply soaked in the time, and by means of a beguiling story which gradually haunts its own process, Nineteen Twenty-One vividly recreates the year in which The Waste Land was written, as well as offering a bright mirror to the inner and outer complexities of our own troubled times.
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Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001336571
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Black hardback cloth cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 371pp. Codice articolo r7882a
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Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. Nineteen twenty-one.Adam Thorpe.Condition: New, may have slight shelf wear. Codice articolo 005098
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Da: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, Regno Unito
Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright silver titling on spine. No ownership marks. 370 pages clean and tight. It is the freakishly hot, drought summer of 1921; dust-storms in London, parched and cracking earth, autumn tints in July. Holed up in a cottage in the Chilterns, a young writer strives to write the first great novel of the War, impelled by his own suffering. Outward events and inner crises deflect him from his purpose, and love intervenes in the form of two very different women. A visit to the hallucinatory wreckage of post-war Flanders brings strange repercussions in its wake. Everyone is in some way damaged by the terrible years of the War; in what sense can art be made out of such horror? Adam Thorpe's novel seeks to touch the marrow of this jazz-and-death-haunted period - ironically the most excitingly creative of our century. In a language deeply soaked in the time, and by means of a beguiling story which gradually haunts its own process, Nineteen Twenty-One vividly recreates the year in which The Waste Land was written, as well as offering a bright mirror to the inner and outer complexities of our own troubled times. Size: 8vo. Codice articolo 145680
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Black hardback cloth cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 371pp. Signed and dedicated by author on title page. Codice articolo r7882
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Da: Shade of the Cottonwood, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover/Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Very good condition unread, first edition signed and dated by author on title page. Binding very tight. Quarter-sized spot of black ink at top of page 256 with transference to 267, that appears to have happened in publication. Minor shelfwear includes faint dry paint transfer from painted book shelf. Dust jacket in fine condition and in protective archival sleeve. signed by author or artist. Codice articolo 390
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Condition Notes: A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Pages lightly age-tanned.; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with silver titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5½" (0.7 kg); pp 370; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #182798 ||. Codice articolo 182798
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Da: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Fine in original boards and near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and a small indentation. Signed by Thorpe on the title-page. Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo b29241
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