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The Short Reign of Pippin IV; A fabrication

The Short Reign of Pippin IV; A fabrication

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The Short Reign of Pippin IV; A fabrication

by STEINBECK, John

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New York: Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. 8vo. Cloth. 188 pp.
Lacks jacket. Minor shelf wear and sunning to spine.
This is a first edition of Steinbeck's only political satire novel.

Synopsis

In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV , John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin’s wife, Queen Marie, who “might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant”; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called “egg king” of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Morsberger and Katharine Morsberger.

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On Dec 27 2011, Okfine said:
One of the greatest novelist of our time. He really knows how to describe our tainted lives.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Short Reign of Pippin IV; A fabrication
Author
STEINBECK, John
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very good
Quantity Available
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Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1957

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