On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea
by Eco, Umberto (ed.)
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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Synopsis
On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry (On Beauty and Being Just). The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States. On Beauty addresses ethnic and cultural differences in both the U.S. A and the U.K. , the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values. A short article in the Guardian has described it as a "transatlantic comic saga.
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154352
- Title
- On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea
- Author
- Eco, Umberto (ed.)
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Edition
- 1st edition / 1st printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- small quarto
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