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KADDISH FOR A CHILD NOT BORN: Translated by Christopher C. Wilson and Katharina M. Wilson
by Kertesz, Imre
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0810111764
- ISBN 13
- 9780810111769
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. A middle-aged writer and Holocaust survivor explains to a friend why he cannot bring a child into a world that allows such horrors as the Holocaust. This is the third novel in a trilogy inspired in part by the author's experiences as a young Hungarian Jew in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Kertesz (1929-2016) was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history." Octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with gilt titles. The publisher's press release is laid in. Some light foxing to the top edge; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74952
- Title
- KADDISH FOR A CHILD NOT BORN: Translated by Christopher C. Wilson and Katharina M. Wilson
- Author
- Kertesz, Imre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810111764
- ISBN 13
- 9780810111769
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Place of Publication
- Evanston, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Literature, Holocaust, Hungary, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Concentration Camps, Nobel Prize
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Title Page
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- Octavo
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