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A Choice of Enemies

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A Choice of Enemies

by Richler, Mordecai

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London: Deutsch, 1957. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Textured red boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. 256pps. There is very mild bumping to the spine-ends and a faint pencil-price-erasure near the top of the ffep., otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is is in excellent shape. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has shallow chipping at the tips and spine-ends and a couple of short, closed tears on the front panel; the original price is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy. ".Ernst is on the run from Germany's Easten Zone. Without papers or friends and with a murder on his conscience, he arrives in London where he encounters a group of Canadian and Ameican expatriates, film writers and directors who have left Hollywood rather than betray old friends. They are, in short, refugees from the other side. Among these men, Norman Price is the one on whom Ernst makes the greatest impact. Norman loves a Canadian girl called Sally, and Sally falls in love with Ernst. Uncomplicated jealousy is, however, impossible for Norman because it seems to him that his expatriate friends, victims of political intolerance in America, are treating Ernst with equal intolerance. So he must help the boy, even though the results may be tragic. The story of the love between Ernst and Sally, the political theme and Norman's efforts to come to terms with the limitations of his own nature are closely woven together in a novel rich in diversity of character, locale and plot, with much ironical humour in its observations." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Hard Cover.

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Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal in 1931. The author of ten successful novels, numerous screenplays, and several books of non-fiction, his novel, Barney's Version, was an acclaimed bestseller and the winner of The Giller Prize, the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, the QSpell Award, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Novel in the Caribbean and Canada region. Richler also won two Governor General’s Awards and was shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize. Mordecai Richler died in Montreal in July 2001.

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Title
A Choice of Enemies
Author
Richler, Mordecai
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Deutsch
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1957
Keywords
MORDECAI RICHLER A CHOICE OF ENEMIES FIRST EDITIONS CANADIAN AUTHORS LITERATURE FICTION 1950S LONDON ENGLAND COLD WAR MCCARTHYISM HOLLYWOOD COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS LITERARY

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