New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($5.95), rubbed and with some bumps and tears at the edges. Green buckram with green and red ink designs, gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, some tidemarks at the top, clean internally. Lispector's first novel to be translated into English, the story of a man on the run who believes he murdered his wife.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8268
Title: The Apple in the Dark
Author: Lispector, Clarice
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1967
Keywords: 20th Century Literature, Modern Literature, 20th Century Literature, Brazilian Literature, South American Literature

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