Imaginary Homelands: essays and criticism 1981-1991
by Rushdie, Salman
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine collection of literary critical essays covering a wide variety of topics, including the novels of Rudyard Kipling, critical reactions to Midnight's Children, "Outside the Whale," "'Commonwealth Literature' Does Not Exist," among others. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" or "a" in "number" line present. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, unmarked interior though with remainder mark along bottom edge, minimal rubbing to extremities. Two-tone blue paper over boards, black cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, a bit scratched on rear panel, not price-clipped. Frontis matter, 4-432 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
Imaginary Homelands is a collection of 75 essays by Salman Rushdie on a myriad of topics, from immigration and the sense of "home," racism, religion, and the fatwa called on him for the Satanic Verses.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356262
- Title
- Imaginary Homelands: essays and criticism 1981-1991
- Author
- Rushdie, Salman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Salman Rushdie essays literary criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism;
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