Little Brown, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Signed by author on front endpaper. Stated First Edition. A Very Good copy in a Near Fine dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, rubbing to covers, a touch of soiling to the covers and edges of text block, and toning to pages; DJ has a touch of edgewear. Includes First Edition Circle bookmark. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.

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Ancient Evenings is a novel by Norman Mailer. It deals with the lives of two protagonists, one young, one old, in a very alien ancient Egypt marked by journeys by the dead, reincarnation, and violent and hyper-sexual gods and mortals in a complex combination of historical fiction, allegory, poetic flight, confession and spiritual meditation. Crossing three millennia to Pharaonic Egypt, this tale returns to that land's essences - the war, magic, gods, death and reincarnations, the lusts, ambitions, jealousies, and betrayals, sadistically admiring all sorts of violence and atrocity, both in sarcasm and reality.

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Bookseller: Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 620373
Title: Ancient Evenings
Author: Mailer, Norman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0316544108
ISBN 13: 9780316544108
Publisher: Little Brown
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1983
Keywords: EGYPT FICTION WHAR.866, , , , , , , ,

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