ISBN: 9781879960541 - the lowest blue flame before nothing (14 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Pb. Condizione: VG-. 195pp. Extremities lightly rubbed; a few page corners creased; sticker remnants bottom rear cover; owner name ffep.

1998 Stapleton, Lara THE LOWEST BLUE FLAME BEFORE NOTHING San Francisco: Aunt Lute Book, c1998 First printing 195pp, 8vo, As new trade paperback.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In this collection of twelve unforgettable short stories, Lara Stapleton writes from the same precarious emotional plane where her characters live. She writes about people living in a world that forces them to recreate daily their small corner of hope. These are people who don't quite fit; who often seem just a little out of step with their circumstances; who have a past to run from but no clear future to run to; who live in the present with the pure ache of longing. They are complex: defiant and helpless, isolated and exposed, sometimes painfully self-aware, sometimes lagging behind the curve.A gutsy, emotionally astute collection of stories that walks the reader over the hot coals of unnamed desire.- Ginu Kamani, author ofJunglee GirlLara Stapleton takes us to a world in which everyone is intensely human and vulnerable, whether they are roaming the climate-controlled megamalls of Manila or the desolate streets of a Midwest town.With the precision of a microsurgeon, Stapleton dissects the subtle frustrations of the heart, picking out details and tell-tale cracks that make life seem so fragile, and therefore dear. The stories inThe Lowest Blue Flame Before Nothingare an unflinching look into lives of quiet desperation, and an auspicious debut for its young author.-Eric Gamalinda, editor,Flippin': Filipinos on America In the eleven short stories and a novella, Lara Stapleton examines the lives of people struggling to escape defeat - to rise above past humiliations or forestall disasters. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Unknown. Octavo, softcover, fine in blue and orchid pictorial wraps. Giftable. Short stories that are streetwise, funky and irreverent (like author). Walks the reader over the hot coals of unnamed desire. 195 pp.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 195 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback original. The first book by this award winning Filipina American writer, a collection of twelve short stories with settings ranging from Manila to the US Midwest. They "unerringly map that place in the human heart where exaltation and humiliation, hope and fear, merge." SIGNED by the author on the first page. 195 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. …

paperback. Condizione: Like New. Signed by author.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this collection of twelve unforgettable short stories, Lara Stapleton writes from the same precarious emotional plane where her characters live. She writes about people living in a world that forces them to recreate daily their small corner of hope. These are people who don't quite fit; who often seem just a little out of step with their circumstances; who have a past to run from but no clear future to run to; who live in the present with the pure ache of longing. They are complex: defiant and helpless, isolated and exposed, sometimes painfully self-aware, sometimes lagging behind the curve.…

Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnShort stories about off-beat New York personalities by a writer who lives and loves her characters.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.