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Cereus Blooms at Night (Signed)

by Mootoo, Shani

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  • Signed
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Near Fine.
ISBN 10
1862072493
ISBN 13
9781862072497
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London: Granta, 1999. Minor edge wear to covers and rub at bottom of rear spine fold. Indo-Trinidadian-Canadian author's second book and first novel; short-listed for the Giller Prize and Chapters / Book In Canada First Novel Award. Inscribed by author on title page to BC poet "Kate - / I look forward to many wonderful conversations / Warmest - Shani Mootoo".. Signed by Author. First UK Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine..

Synopsis

Shani Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. She has lived in Canada since the early 1980s. Her acclaimed first novel, Cereus Blooms at Night, was published in fourteen countries, was a finalist for The Giller Prize, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award. She is also an accomplished visual and video artist. Shani Mootoo lives in Edmonton.

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
12199
Title
Cereus Blooms at Night (Signed)
Author
Mootoo, Shani
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine.
Edition
First UK Paperback Edition
ISBN 10
1862072493
ISBN 13
9781862072497
Publisher
Granta
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1999

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