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CLOUD CUCKOO LAND. A Novel
by Doerr, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1982168439
- ISBN 13
- 9781982168438
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Five protagonists dwell in the heart of Cloud Cuckoo Land: Anna and Omeir, on opposite sides of the city walls during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and octogenarian Zeno in an attack on a public library in present-day Idaho; and Konstance, on an interstellar ship bound for an exoplanet, decades from now. Like Marie-Laure and Werner in All the Light We Cannot See, Anna, Omeir, Seymour, Zeno, and Konstance are dreamers and outsiders who find resourcefulness and hope in the midst of peril. A book written in ancient Greekâthe story of Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird so that he can fly to a utopian paradise in the skyâprovides solace and mystery to these unforgettable characters. Doerr's dazzling imagination transports us to worlds so dramatic and immersive that we forget, for a time, our own. He has created a tapestry of times and places that reflects our vast interconnectednessâwith other species, with each other, with those who lived before us, and those who will be here after we're gone. Dedicated to "the librarians then, now, and in the years to come," Cloud Cuckoo Land is a paean to the extraordinary human capacity to transmit stories from generation to generation and a novel about stewardshipâof books, of our shared planet, and of the human heart.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15011
- Title
- CLOUD CUCKOO LAND. A Novel
- Author
- Doerr, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1982168439
- ISBN 13
- 9781982168438
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2021
- Keywords
- signed, modern literature, Constantinople, Greek
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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