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The Autograph Man

The Autograph Man

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The Autograph Man

by Smith, Zadie

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0241139988
ISBN 13
9780241139981
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Hamish Hamilton, 2002. 1st edition.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, VG+/F. [x]+420pp, paper yellowed at the edges otherwise a fine copy. The author's second novel, concerning a London autograph dealer & as such the cult of celebrity.

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"The novel is a pleasure from the first page to the last" David Sexton, EVENING STANDARDAlex-Li Tandem sells autographs. A small blip in a huge worldwide network of desire, it is his business to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them,occasionally fake them, and all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame.THE AUTOGRAPH MAN is a deeply funny, existential tour around the hollow things of modernity — celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. Pushing against the tide of his generation, Alex-Li is on his way to finding enlightenment, otherwise known as some part of himself that cannot be signed, celebrated or sold.

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Bookseller
Eastleach Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
46961
Title
The Autograph Man
Author
Smith, Zadie
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used
Edition
1st edition.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0241139988
ISBN 13
9780241139981
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2002
Keywords
ISBN 0241139988, modern fiction, modern literature

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