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THE BOOK OF JONAS; A Novel
by Dau, Stephen
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/Slipcase: Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399158456
- ISBN 13
- 9780399158452
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Blue Rider Press / Penguin Group, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. As New/Slipcase: Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, tan quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over beige boards with "SD" on front cover, pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with cooored sketches of a lioness and antelope, [viii] + 258 pages. Slipcase in black cloth with white lettering over cardboard. Stephen Dau is an American-Belgian writer.<br/> <br/> His debut novel is The Book of Jonas published in 2012, which was a finalist for the First Novelist Award and was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, Booklist and The Wall Street Journal. The book takes its name from the Book of Jonah of the Hebrew Bible and features themes of war and its effect on others.<br/> <br/> EXCEPTIONAL OVERALL CONDITION! No previous owner or remainder marks.
Synopsis
An exceptional debut novel about a young Muslim war orphan whose family is killed in a military operation gone wrong, and the American soldier to whom his fate, and survival, is bound. Jonas is fifteen when his family is killed during an errant U.S. military operation in an unnamed Muslim country. With the help of an international relief organization, he is sent to America, where he struggles to assimilate-foster family, school, a first love. Eventually, he tells a court-mandated counselor and therapist about a U.S. soldier, Christopher Henderson, responsible for saving his life on the tragic night in question. Christopher's mother, Rose, has dedicated her life to finding out what really happened to her son, who disappeared after the raid in which Jonas' village was destroyed. When Jonas meets Rose, a shocking and painful secret gradually surfaces from the past, and builds to a shattering conclusion that haunts long after the final page. Told in spare, evocative prose, The Book of Jonas is about memory, about the terrible choices made during war, and about what happens when foreign disaster appears at our own doorstep. It is a rare and virtuosic novel from an exciting new writer to watch.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7663
- Title
- THE BOOK OF JONAS; A Novel
- Author
- Dau, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase: Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399158456
- ISBN 13
- 9780399158452
- Publisher
- Blue Rider Press / Penguin Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- war, beating, bully, exchange students, love, India, drinking, soldiers, mother, teenagers, death
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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