A hundred and fifty years ago, a young Englishman founded a private raj on the coast of Borneo -- a jungle-covered land of headhunting Dyaks, mercurial Malays, and subversive overseas Chinese. The world he created, boasting stone quays, great swaths of lawn, three Christian churches, and musical levees, eventually encompassed a territory the size of England. Within this historical framework, C.S. Godshalk constructs an epic novel of vast imagination, beauty and drama. It is the story of Gideon Barr, the White Rajah, and his Ranee, two people whose perverse genius it was to miss every opportunity offered them to connect through love. In a world filled with pirates and adventurers, with headhunters, rogues, and religious madmen, Godshalk paints a vivid portrait of bravery and cowardice, and of a desire for order amid the curse of wildness.
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C.S. Godshalk, who lives north of Boston, began Kalimantaan while working in southeast Asia. Her short fiction has been widely anthologized, her last two stories selected by Mark Helprin and Richard Ford for Best American Short Stories. Of one, Joseph Coates in the Chicago Tribune said, "a small Flaubertian masterpiece, alone worth the price of the book."
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Da: Marvin Minkler Modern First Editions, St. Johnsbury, VT, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. This is the Advance Reading Copy of the author's first novel. 472 pages. With promotional materials laid in. Fine in plain maroon and gold wrapper. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Codice articolo 925
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Da: Marvin Minkler Modern First Editions, St. Johnsbury, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition/Firstst Printing. Hardcover. 472 pages. The author's first novel, after receiving high praise for her short stories. Touch of edgewear to the dj flaps corners on top, and on the spine, otherwise near fine in a near fine dustjacket. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. Codice articolo 790
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