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The Book of Night Women
by James, Marlon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1594488576
- ISBN 13
- 9781594488573
- Seller
-
San Jose, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First printing with full number line. Previous owner's name to front paste-down. Black remainder mark to lower text block. Book has very light wear to lower edges and corners as well as tail of spine (normal shelf wear). DJ is in a Brodart mylar cover. A very nice copy.
Synopsis
Read Marlon James's posts on the Penguin blog. A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breathtakingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.
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Details
- Bookseller
- South Slope Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14
- Title
- The Book of Night Women
- Author
- James, Marlon
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594488576
- ISBN 13
- 9781594488573
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
Terms of Sale
South Slope Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
South Slope Books
Biblio member since 2021
San Jose, California
About South Slope Books
Very small independent bookseller.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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