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The Guide: A Novel of a Reluctant Holy Man
by R.K. Narayan
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140054537
- ISBN 13
- 9780140054538
- Seller
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Middlesex, UK/ New York: Penguin Books, 1984. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. Cover by Bob Reed. 35874 shelf. Slim trade paperback, photo covers, lightly rubbed orange spine. A couple of upturned dog-ears. No names, clean text.
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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- Bookseller
- Gil's Book Loft (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 084674
- Title
- The Guide: A Novel of a Reluctant Holy Man
- Author
- R.K. Narayan
- Illustrator
- Cover by Bob Reed
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140054537
- ISBN 13
- 9780140054538
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Middlesex, UK/ New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 220
- Keywords
- Indian literature
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- New
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...