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A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0900847921
- ISBN 13
- 9780900847929
- Seller
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Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Quince Tree Press, 1991. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine copy Slight greying at top edges. Signed by Carr on title page.
Synopsis
A Month in the Country is the fourth novel by J. L. Carr, first published in 1980 and nominated for the Booker Prize. The book won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1980. The plot concerns a World War I veteran employed to uncover a mural in a village church that was thought to exist under coats of whitewash. At the same time another veteran is employed to look for a grave beyond the churchyard walls. There is prevalent religious symbolism throughout the book, mainly dealing with judgment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ystwyth Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045576
- Title
- A Month in the Country
- Author
- J.L. Carr
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0900847921
- ISBN 13
- 9780900847929
- Publisher
- Quince Tree Press
- Place of Publication
- Bury St Edmunds
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 106
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Ystwyth Books
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Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
About Ystwyth Books
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