THE SEA, THE SEA
by IRIS MURDOCH
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET PRICED AT 5.50, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 502 PAGES. FEW VERY MINOR CREASES TO EDGES OF JACKET, VERY OCCASIONAL CREASE TO PAGE CORNER, SMALL NUMBER WRITTEN TO FRONT ENDPAPER & INSCRIPTION TO REAR BLANK ENDPAPER. OVERALL A GREAT COPY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX
Synopsis
Iris Murdoch was an Irish-born British author and philosopher who won the Man Booker prize in 1978 for her famous novel, The Sea, The Sea. The book is written in the form of a journal, kept by Charles Arrowby, an actor turned director who has retired to a secluded abandoned house by the edges of the sea. At the heart of the novel is Arrowby’s obsession with his first love, Mary Hartley Fitch, whom he has not seen since they were adolescents. He becomes possessed by her once again, and attempts to persuade her to elope with him, although she is married and has a son with her husband. Arrowby’s memoir evolves into a compelling record of the odd events and of the unexpected visitors that unsettle his world. The novel explores theories of misplaced, misguided love while revealing a complex story of a remarkable exploration of life.
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- Bookseller
- Elder Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0064693-NL64
- Title
- THE SEA, THE SEA
- Author
- IRIS MURDOCH
- Format/Binding
- Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- CHATTO & WINDUS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1978
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novel;
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