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The Centaur
by Updike, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Tight, clean, no markings; very good to fine condition./Dust jacket shows light edgewear. One inch and a half closed tear from top edge down the back joint of jacket.
- Seller
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Stated First Edition. Grey paper covered boards. Black cloth spine. Stamped in silver. Tight, clean, no markings; very good to fine condition./Dust jacket shows light edgewear. One inch and a half closed tear from top edge down the back joint of jacket.. A retelling of the myth of Chiron, the noblest and the wisest of the centaurs, who, painfully wounded and yet unable to die, gave u[p his immortality on behalf of Prometheus. In the retelling, Olympus becomes Olinger High School, Chiron a teacher of general science there, and Prometheus, his fifteen-year-old son.
Synopsis
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. His novel, The Centaur, won the National Book Award in 1964. It is the story of George Caldwell, an aging, self-deprecating high school teacher and his bewildered son Peter, taking place in a small Pennsylvania town. The two end up spending a few days in town when their car breaks down and then there is a blizzard, stranding them for an additional night. The book compares each character to a character in Greek mythology revealing an exploration in storytelling and stylistic variation. The interweaving of classic myth and small town life is absolutely brilliant.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128
- Title
- The Centaur
- Author
- Updike, John
- Format/Binding
- Grey paper covered boards. Black cloth spine. Stamped in silver
- Book Condition
- Used - Tight, clean, no markings; very good to fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Dust jacket shows light edgewear. One inch and a half closed tear from top edge down the back joint of jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
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About the Seller
Frogtown Books, Inc.
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About Frogtown Books, Inc.
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