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THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
by Spark, Muriel
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good plus jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1961. First edition. Very good in very good plus jacket.. Attractive first printing of Spark's subtle and ironic masterpiece. One of Spark's best-known and most influential novels, set in 1930s Edinburgh among the girls of the 'Brodie set': the favored pupils of Miss Brodie, a teacher engaged in the process of "putting old heads on [their] young shoulders." An ambiguous study of influence, favor, loyalty, and betrayal, sent against an anxious pre-war political backdrop. The subject of numerous award-winning dramatic adaptations, the novel is perennially ranked among the best novels of the 20th century. 7.75'' x 5''. Original teal cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped (13s 6d) dust jacket. [4], 172 pages. A few spots to cloth; light wear to extremities. Bottom text block edge slightly bumped. Tiny pinpoint hole to rear board. Jacket mildly scuffed at spine ends, with touches of soil to rear panel.
Synopsis
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
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39805
- Title
- THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
- Author
- Spark, Muriel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good plus jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- 20th century,Woman Author,1960s,Post-WWII
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