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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

by Muriel Spark

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Book is like new. Has a green cloth cover with printing in black on front cover and spine. Overall condition of book is fine. Negative to book is there is no dust jacket, and prior owner has ownership label identifying who they were. Otherwise appears like new book. Prior owner took great care of this book. Book printed in the USA with copyright of 1962.

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, author Muriel Spark’s best-known work, is the story of an eccentric Edinburgh teacher who inspires cult-like reverence in her young female student-followers, referred to as “the crème de la crème.” Proud and cultured, Miss Brodie makes her distaste for conventional education known to the girls and she instead instills in them her own passion for art, music, men, and all things Italian.  At first, her ideas dazzle and seduce the girls; however, Miss Brodie’s hubris—her excessive self-confidence—also exposes the girls to a new world of adult games and boundary crossing. Miss Brodie’s character is loosely based on Christina Kay, who taught Sparks for two years at James Gillespie's School for Girls. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is so short that it was first published, in its entirety, in the New Yorker. (Macmillan later reissued it in novel form). The novel has been adapted several times. Perhaps most notable is the 1969 film adaptation, starring Maggie Smith who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is ranked 76th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and 79th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novel. It is also included in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923).

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Bookseller
KAM Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
KAM345
Title
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Author
Muriel Spark
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition printed in USA
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1962
Weight
0.00 lbs

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