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London: Peter Owen, 1989. 75 pp. Light blue boards with silver lettering on the spine only. This slender first edtion has been translated from the Spanish by author Paul Bowles, who also wrote the introduction. Binding is square and tight. There is a previous seller's sticker on the inside front board. The unclipped, black and white pictorial dust jacket has a small tear at top of spine. Minor wear to the extremities. Pages are toned but unmarked. A delightlful collection of short stories by the author of "The Beggar's Knife.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Octavo.
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- Title Dust on Her Tongue.
- Author Rodrigo Rey Rosa
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 75
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Peter Owen Publishers, London
- Date May 1989
- ISBN 9780720607468 / 0720607469
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DUST ON HER TONGUE.
by Bowles, Paul. (Translator) Rosa, Rodrigo Rey Rosa. (Text)
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PETER OWEN. LONDON 1989. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0720607469 . First British Edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (1"-inch tear at head of front cover. Tiny chip at tip of rear panel. Couple spots of foxing at top edge. Text age toned. ) .
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London: Peter Owen, 1989. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 75, [1] pages. Some page discoloration noted. DJ has some wear and soiling. Set in Guatemala, these spare and beautiful tales are linked by themes of magic, violence, and the fragility of existence. Paul Bowle's translation perfectly captures Rey Rosa's stories of the haunted lives of ordinary people in present-day Central America. "A genuinely surprising and original set of stories...a sense of violent unease shading into terror drifts up from every line...his writing has a sharp, almost sadistic edge."—The Times Literary Supplement "Compelling in the extreme...these twelve tales (that) boast of hidden dangers and lurking terrors, are written in a deceptively undramatic style, with masterful restraint. Stories that continue to disturb and delight long after they are laid to rest."—Blitz. Paul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910 - November 18, 1999) was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator.…
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London: Peter Owen, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. Pages very lightly toned else fine in fine dust jacket with a tiny bit of wear.
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London: Peter Owen, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First English edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. Pages very lightly toned else fine in fine dust jacket.
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