The Short Reign of Pippin IV
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Lynchburg, Ohio, United States
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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.
Reviews
One of the greatest novelist of our time. He really knows how to describe our tainted lives.
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Details
- Seller
- Queen City Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 032060
- Title
- The Short Reign of Pippin IV
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
Queen City Books
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