The Ugliest House in the World-SIGNED FIRST PRINTING

Davies, Peter Ho

ISBN 10: 1862071276 / ISBN 13: 9781862071278

Editore: Granta, London, 1998

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Fine copy in original wrappers, as published. Signed by the author to the title page. A collection of stories which established this author's reputation. Codice articolo 002139

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Titolo: The Ugliest House in the World-SIGNED FIRST ...

Casa editrice: Granta, London

Data di pubblicazione: 1998

Legatura: Original Wraps

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket

autografato: Signed by Author(s)

Edizione: First Edition

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Ranging from the Welsh valleys to the Malaysian jungle, from Coventry to Natal, the eight stories in this original and elegant collection are filled with unlikely characters and striking juxtapositions. In one story, two infamous American bandits herd ostriches in Patagonia, while, in another, a self-styled John Wayne leads a band of local revolutionaries - the Silver Screen Platoon - in Southeast Asia. In England, a couple of unemployed men wait for Lady Godiva to appear and the pubs to open, while, on the other side of the world, a young Chinese man searches for underwater demons. 'Witty, intelligent . . . definitely a name to watch.' Scotland on Sunday 'A natural storyteller.' The Times