London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st edition, 1993. Near Fine. Signed by author on title page, dated October 2002. 8vo., 202 pp., bound in publishers black cloth with title in gilt on spine, with illustrated dust jacket, not price clipped. Very minor shelf wear, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve.

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Remembering Babylon is a book by David Malouf written in 1993. It won the inaugural IMPAC Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. The novel covers themes of isolation, language, relationships (particularly those between men), community and living on the edge (of society, consciousness, culture).

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Bookseller: Frey Fine Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 28327
Title: REMEMBERING BABYLON - signed
Author: Malouf, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st edition
ISBN 10: 0701158832
ISBN 13: 9780701158835
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1993

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