An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399131191
- ISBN 13
- 9780399131196
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, purple covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 206 pages. DJ glossy purple beneath mylar, a gold illustration of lantern on front, lavender lettering, praise on back for "A Pale Viet of Hills" from New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, and Minnesota Daily and others. DJ has very light surface wear to front tips and top back middle edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
Synopsis
An Artist of the Floating World (1986) is a novel by British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro. It is set in post-World War II Japan and is narrated by Masuji Ono, an aging painter, who looks back on his life and how he has lived it. He notices how his once great reputation has faltered since the war and how attitudes towards him and his paintings have changed. The chief conflict deals with Ono's need to accept responsibility for his past actions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57500
- Title
- An Artist of the Floating World
- Author
- Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399131191
- ISBN 13
- 9780399131196
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Fiction
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
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