Country Girl: A Memoir First edition
by O'Brien, Edna
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0571269435
- ISBN 13
- 9780571269433
- Seller
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Faber & Faber, 2012. First edition, first impression. Hardback. [i - vi], vii - x, [1 - 2], 3 - 339pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The publication of Edna O'Brien's memoir was a major literary event. O'Brien was born in Ireland in 1930, and her brilliant debut novel, "The Country Girls" was banned there on its publication in 1960. Since then she has created a body of work which bears comparison with the very best writing of the twentieth century. In "Country Girl" we come face to face with a life of high drama and contemplation. And along the way there are encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars and literary titans - all of whom lend this life, so gorgeously, sometimes painfully remembered here, a terrible poignancy. In prose which sparkles with the effortless gifts of a master, Edna O'Brien has recast her life with the imaginative insight of a poet. This is a book of unfathomable depth and honesty. Book in near fine condition. Very slight toning to page edges. Dust jacket very good and unclipped. Very slight rubbing to edges, especially around extremities of spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308574
- Title
- Country Girl: A Memoir First edition
- Author
- O'Brien, Edna
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571269435
- ISBN 13
- 9780571269433
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Ireland, Irish writers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography, Diaries & Memoirs;
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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