New York, New York, USA: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1996. CH5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is the usual library stamp and label on the inside surface of the front board and the dedication page plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The main character returns home after 30 years wandering in the desert. He had been banished by a government that considers his ideas about religion and the state as subversive. Through his suffering in the desert he as acquired wisdom and insight. Despite his needing to live under a repressive regime he carries a message of hope for his people. By the author of "Bless Me, Ultima," "Alburquerque," "The Anaya Reader," and "Zia Summer." 194p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

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Seller: Bookmarc's (US)
Seller's Inventory #: SCW05211
Title: Jalamanta: A Message from the Desert
Author: Anaya, Rudolfo A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0446520241
ISBN 13: 9780446520249
Publisher: Warner Books, Incorporated
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Date Published: 1996
Keywords: Literature Literary Fiction Chicano Author
Bookseller catalogs: Literature / Latin American Literature; Literature / Chicano Literature;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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