The Ancestor Game by Alex Miller - 1992

Very good. Penguin, 1992, 4th printing, trade paperback, tight, no underlining or owner's mark, light wera.

Penguin Books Australia. Good. 129 x 198mm. Paperback. 1992. 324 pages. Text tanned.<br>Steven Muir, August Spiess and his dau ghter Gertrude, and Lang Tzu all acknowledge a restless sense of cultural displacement, an ambivalence in their relations with the culture of European Australia. Steven left England for Australia as a young man and his one attempt at returning is unsuccessful. ... .

London : Penguin Books, 1992. Reprint. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Classic Penguin/Allen Lane design. Particularly well-preserved overall ; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 302 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects; English fiction. English fiction; 20th century. Drama. English literature; 20th century. English literature. Literary fiction.

Melbourne: Penguin Books Australia, 1992. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, pages lightly toned, inside covers very toned, edges toned & lightly foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name title page). 302 pp. First edition, first printing. This Australian historical novel is a mystery that moves from a dilapidated mansion in Melbourne, to an ancestral home in Hangzhou, near Shanghai. It is an adventure story that links the life of one human being to another, connecting the past to the present, entwining history with fiction. This third novel by Alex Miller is an enthralling journey with a rich cast of characters into the ancestral dreams (English, German and Chinese) and present dilemmas (fitting into Australian culture). Winner of the Miles Franklin Award Winner 2003 and other prizes. (Loosely inserted: Book review and interview in envelope.).

Ringwood: Penguin Books, 1992 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & creased); pp. [viii (last bank)], 302, [10 (pubs. advts.)]. A near fine copy. Flatsigned to title page 'Alex Miller'.. Signed by Author. Sixth Printing. Soft Cover. F-.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Ringwood: Penguin Books, 1992 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed, spine a little sunned with label 'ghost', prev. owner's name to first page, paperstock a litle tanning, as usual); pp. [viii (last bank)], 302, [10 (pubs. advts.)]. A very good copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. VG+.

Ringwood: Penguin Books, 1992 8vo. original printed paper wraps (rubbed & creased, some general marking, spine sunned, as usual); pp. [viii (last bank)], 302, [10 (pubs. advts.)]. A very good copy of the true first edition, uncommon. Flatsigned to title page 'Alex Miller'.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. VG.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.