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The Coma
by Garland, Alex; Garland, Nicholas [Illustrator]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1573222739
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222730
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Riverhead Hardcover, 2004-06-17. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Crisp, unmarked copy. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light wear to ends of spine. The dust jacket shows a small spot of soiling to rear panel, in a mylar cover.
Synopsis
When Carl awakens from a coma after being attacked on a subway train, life around him feels unfamiliar, even strange. He arrives at his best friend's house without remembering how he got there; he seems to be having an affair with his secretary, which is pleasant but surprising. He starts to notice distortions in his experience, strange leaps in his perception of time. Is he truly reacting with the outside world, he wonders, or might he be terribly mistaken? So begins a dark psychological drama that raises questions about the the human psyche, dream versus reality, and the boundaries of consciousness. As Carl grapples with his predicament, Alex Garland - author of The Beach and the screenplay for 28 Days Later , plays with conventions and questions our assumptions about the way we exist in the world, even as it draws us into the unsettling and haunting book about a lost suitcase and a forgotten identity.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JCOSagCOMA
- Title
- The Coma
- Author
- Garland, Alex; Garland, Nicholas [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1573222739
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222730
- Publisher
- Riverhead Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2004-06-17
- Size
- 8x5x1
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral 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
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
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