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The Guide: A Novel of a Reluctant Holy Man
by Narayan, R. K
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0140054537
- ISBN 13
- 9780140054538
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Penguin, 1986. Reprint . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 220 pp. The lightest of rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
Synopsis
Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju-just released from prison- seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Persephone's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059662
- Title
- The Guide: A Novel of a Reluctant Holy Man
- Author
- Narayan, R. K
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140054537
- ISBN 13
- 9780140054538
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Fiction
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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