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Local Anaesthetic: A Novel
by Grass. Gunter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good, Not Price Clipped
- ISBN 10
- 0151529574
- ISBN 13
- 9780151529575
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harcourt Brace World, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..
Synopsis
Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hourglass Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009485
- Title
- Local Anaesthetic: A Novel
- Author
- Grass. Gunter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good, Not Price Clipped
- Edition
- American First
- ISBN 10
- 0151529574
- ISBN 13
- 9780151529575
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace World
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- International Fiction
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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