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The Skin
by Malaparte, Curzio
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Co, 1952-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light soiling. Spine edge wear. Front hinge cracked but binding intact. Book shelf-cocked. Light shelving foxing spots/dust-dulling on book page edges. Heavily used but pages still quite legible/readable.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Synopsis
Curzio Malaparte (pseudonym of Kurt Eric Suckert, 1898–1957) was born in Prato, Italy, and served in World War I. An early supporter of the Italian Fascist movement and a prolific journalist, Malaparte soon established himself as an outspoken public figure. In 1931 he incurred Mussolini’s displeasure by publishing a how-to manual entitled Technique of the Coup-d’Etat , which led to his arrest and a brief term in prison. During World War II Malaparte worked as a correspondent, for much of the time on the eastern front, and this experience provided the basis for his two most famous books, Kaputt (1944; available as an NYRB classic) and The Skin (1949). His political sympathies veered to the left after the war. He continued to write, while also involving himself in the theater and the cinema. David Moore ’s translations include Flora Volpini’s The Women of Florence , Dino Alfieri’s Dictators Face to Face , and Malaparte’s The Volga Rises in Europe . Rachel Kushner is the author of the novels The Flamethrowers (2013) and Telex from Cuba (2008), which was a finalist for the National Book Award and a New York Times Notable Book. Her fiction and essays have appeared in The New York Times , The Paris Review , The Believer , Artforum , and Bookforum . She is a 2013 Guggenheim Fellow.
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- Bookseller
- Redux Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52311220047
- Title
- The Skin
- Author
- Malaparte, Curzio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co
- Date Published
- 1952-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.75 lbs
- Keywords
- 171243
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
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