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The Golden Bowl: Introduction by Denis Donoghue (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
by Henry James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - VG
- ISBN 10
- 0679417338
- ISBN 13
- 9780679417330
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Everyman's Library, December 1992. Hardcover. Used - VG. Local Independent Bookstore. All Orders ship within 2 business days.
Synopsis
The Golden Bowl, Henry James’ last completed novel, is widely considered to be one of the author’s best works (along with The Ambassadors and The Wings of a Dove). In it, James continues to explore his favored themes of marriage, money, and psychological warfare. The novel, set in England, tells the story of American heiress Maggie Verver, who is engaged to Amerigo, an impoverished Italian prince. Maggie’s father, Adam, travels to London for the wedding and meets Charlotte Stant, a friend of both Maggie and the prince. In a nutshell, The Golden Bowl is about Maggie’s education on marriage, adultery, and the aftermath. The title of the novel comes from a Biblical passage, Ecclesiastes 12:6-7: "Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern… then shall the dust return to the earth as it was…” The golden bowl, first seen in a London curio shop, is used emblematically throughout the novel. The Golden Bowl is ranked 32nd on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and 36th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels. Adaptations include the highly praised 1972 BBC six-hour-long televised version and the 2000 film directed by James Ivory, starring Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, Kate Beckinsale, and Jeremy Northam.
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- Bookseller
- 417 Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24299
- Title
- The Golden Bowl: Introduction by Denis Donoghue (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
- Author
- Henry James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0679417338
- ISBN 13
- 9780679417330
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- December 1992
- Pages
- 632
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