ISBN: 9781443431620 - the back of the turtle (33 risultati)

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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Winner of the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction This is Thomas King's first literary novel in 15 years and follows on the success of the award-winning and best-selling The Inconvenient Indian and his beloved Green Grass, Running Water and Truth and Bright Water, both of which continue to be taught in Canadian schools and universities. Green Grass, Running Water is widely considered a contemporary Canadian classic. In The Back of the Turtle, Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel's sister. The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel's family, and the wildlife. Gabriel, a brilliant scientist working for Domidion, created GreenSweep, and indirectly led to the crisis. Now he has come to see the damage and to kill himself in the sea. But as he prepares to let the water take him, he sees a young girl in the waves. Plunging in, he saves her, and soon is saving others. Who are these people with their long black hair and almond eyes who have fallen from the sky? Filled with brilliant characters, trademark wit, wordplay, and a thorough knowledge of native myth and story-telling, this novel is a masterpiece by one of our most important writers.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Winner of the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction This is Thomas King's first literary novel in 15 years and follows on the success of the award-winning and best-selling The Inconvenient Indian and his beloved Green Grass, Running Water and Truth and Bright Water, both of which continue to be taught in Canadian schools and universities. Green Grass, Running Water is widely considered a contemporary Canadian classic. In The Back of the Turtle, Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel's sister. The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel's family, and the wildlife. Gabriel, a brilliant scientist working for Domidion, created GreenSweep, and indirectly led to the crisis. Now he has come to see the damage and to kill himself in the sea. But as he prepares to let the water take him, he sees a young girl in the waves. Plunging in, he saves her, and soon is saving others. Who are these people with their long black hair and almond eyes who have fallen from the sky? Filled with brilliant characters, trademark wit, wordplay, and a thorough knowledge of native myth and story-telling, this novel is a masterpiece by one of our most important writers.…

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. 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.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Edgewear on dust jacket. Sticker remnants on back of dust jacket. Hardcover spine us bumped on the head and tail. Binding is square and intact. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Condition: 'Near Fine'.

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condizione: Near Fine Plus. Near Fine Plus. First Edition, First Printing. Bottom of spine pushed in with a 1/8" tear, otherwise a very nice copy. Dust jacket has a few wrinkles bottom of spine. Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, with a sticker stating such affixed to the front panel of the dust jacket. A novel, 518 pages.…

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condizione: Near Fine Plus. Near Fine Plus. First Edition, First Printing. Top and bottom of spine pushed in, otherwise a very nice copy. Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, without a sticker on the dust jacket. A novel, 518 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Signed by the author. First Edition, First Printing. In Very Good, mylar wrapped dust jacket.

Hardcover. dj. pp. 518. 8vo. Author's signature to title page. Light shelfwear; very good in very good dustjacket. Signed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Clipped d/j. Inscribed by the author to previous owner in silver pen on title page.; 9.06 X 6.22 X 1.73 inches; 528 pages; Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good - Fine. Very Good +. First Edition. Solid with light wear on the covers, The dust jacket also shows light wear. The author has signed on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, unread copy, in a fine jacket. As new.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 9.06 X 6.22 X 1.73 inches; 528 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, Second Printing in Fine/Fine Condition in a Brodart cover. Signed by the author with event provenance laid in. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. The book and jacket are in very good condition, very minor shelf rubbing, apart from an inscription by the author the text is clean and clear throughout, very nearly pristine, no price clipping. 'Gracefully written, this is a fable-like morality tale. With King's trademark flashes of humour, irony and deadpan delivery, The Back of the Turtle is populated with wounded characters who are trying to heal in the wake of an environmental disaster'. 518 pages. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Stated First Edition. Book, " . . . draws on Christian and Native mythology and on King's own unmistakable instinct for mischief to give us a cockeyed Garden of Eden for our times." (front flap) 99 chapters. Bookseller's Inventory # 240739. Helen Hoy (cover art) (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition stated first printing of a fine hardcover in a fine dustjacket. Featuring scientist Gabriel Quinn, of First Nations descent, who after helping to destroy the environment and killed or drove away the community's residents on an Indian reserve in BC Canada, decides to commit suicide there, but has a change of heart after rescuing some people from drowning in the Pacific Ocean. Winner of the 2014 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. Signed by Author.…

[978-1-44343-162-0] 2014, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Very good plus in near fine dust jacket. 518pp. The front cover is very lightly soiled. "The Back of the Turtle draws on Christian and Native mythology and on King's own unmistakable instinct for mischief to give us a cockeyed Garden of Eden for our times. Showcasing King's brilliant wit and trademark wordplay, this is a funny, smart, sometimes confounding, and altogether unforgettable tale of betrayal, salvation, and the resilience of life". (Fiction--Canada, Fiction--Canada, Indigenous Peoples--Canada, Mythology).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THOMAS KING on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; The Back of the Turtle draws on Christian and Native mythology and on King's own unmistakable instinct for mischief in give us a cockeyed Garden of Eden for our times. Showcasing King's brilliant wit and trademark wordplay, this a funny, smart, sometimes confounding, and altogether unforgettable tale of betrayal, salvation, and the resilience of life. Signed by Author(s).…