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Buying a fishing rod for my grandfather ;; Translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee
by Gao, Xingjian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New / Mint (an unread copy); VERY FINE in same DJ; No remainder marks. Very light shelf-wear/edge-wear. Extremely crisp.
- ISBN 10
- 0007170386
- ISBN 13
- 9780007170388
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Flamingo, 2004. First UK edition, first printing (numerated). Hardcover. As New / Mint (an unread copy); VERY FINE in same DJ; No remainder marks. Very light shelf-wear/edge-wear. Extremely crisp.. Small octavo in black boards and illus pale DJ; 172p. Collection of short stories by this Nobel Laureate for Literature (2000). Translated from the Chinese. Gao Xinjiang became a French citizen in 1987. He is known as a pioneer of absurdist drama in China. Literature in Translation.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11595
- Title
- Buying a fishing rod for my grandfather ;; Translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee
- Author
- Gao, Xingjian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New / Mint (an unread copy); VERY FINE in same DJ; No remainder marks. Very light shelf-wear/edge-wear. Extremely crisp.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition, first printing (numerated)
- ISBN 10
- 0007170386
- ISBN 13
- 9780007170388
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Bookseller catalogs
- China, Chinese;
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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