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THE LACUNA: A Novel
by Kingsolver, Barbara
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060852577
- ISBN 13
- 9780060852573
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Harper, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico - from a coastal island jungle to 1930s Mexico City - Harrison Shepherd finds precarious shelter but no sense of home on his thrilling odyssey. Life is whatever he learns from housekeepers who put him to work in the kitchen, errands he runs in the streets, and one fateful day, by mixing plaster for famed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. He discovers a passion for Aztec history and meets the exotic, imperious artist Frida Kahlo, who will become his lifelong friend. When he goes to work for Lev Trotsky, an exiled political leader fighting for his life, Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution, newspaper headlines and howling gossip, and a risk of terrible violence. Meanwhile, to the north, the United States will soon be caught up in the internationalist goodwill of World War II. There in the land of his birth, Shepherd believes he might remake himself in America's hopeful image and claim a voice of his own. He finds support from an unlikely kindred soul, his stenographer, Mrs. Brown, who will be far more valuable to her employer than he could ever know. Through darkening years, political winds continue to toss him between north and south in a plot that turns many times on the unspeakable breach - the lacuna - between truth and public presumption. With deeply compelling characters, a vivid sense of place, and a clear grasp of how history and public opinion can shape a life, Barbara Kingsolver has created an unforgettable portrait of the artist - and of art itself. aS NEW, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, IN FINE, MYLAR-PROTECTED DUST COVER. [nOT REMAINDER-MARKED OR PRICE-CLIPPED] L141
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024044
- Title
- THE LACUNA: A Novel
- Author
- Kingsolver, Barbara
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060852577
- ISBN 13
- 9780060852573
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 507
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Product_type
- 2
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Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Los Angeles, California
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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