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SAMARITAN.
by Price, Richard
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- first
- Condition
- Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (a new copy.)
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About This Item
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2003.. First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (a new copy.). Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) His seventh novel. Set in urban New Jersey, this is a the story of a man beaten nearly to death who refuses to press charges or to talk about who did it and of the woman cop, a childhood friend from the projects, who tries to get him to tell what happened. 379 pp. The pre-publication information is included inside the front cover and the back cover contains a long letter from Stephen King praising this book.
Synopsis
Richard Price is the author of six previous novels, including the national bestsellers Freedomland and Clockers , which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1999 he received a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His fiction, articles and essays have appeared in Best American Essays 2002 , The New York Times , The New York Times Book Review , The New Yorker , Esquire , The Village Voice , and Rolling Stone . He has also written numerous screenplays, including Sea of Love , Ransom , and The Color of Money . He lives in New York City with his wife, the painter Judith Hudson, and his two daughters.
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Details
- Seller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 49937
- Title
- SAMARITAN.
- Author
- Price, Richard
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- New Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (a new copy.)
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 2003.
- Keywords
- new jersey setting, mystery, crime, projects, arc, uncorrected proof,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern first editions;
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