The Death Ship: The Story of an American Sailor
by Traven, B
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Traven's most brilliant novel. It is a sardonic work about identity and a satire on the faceless bureaucracy. The American sailor, Gales, has no papers; therefore, in the eyes of the authorities, he doesn't exist. In order to escape from Europe he is forced to board a "Death Ship." Considerably revised and rewritten from the Chatto & Windus edition with 61 additional pages, and is considered by many to be a superior translation. Treverton 32.
Synopsis
Published for the exhibition by the same name, Palazzo Sagredo, Venice, 25 October-23 November, 1986. Bibliography: p. 221-223. Discography: p. 223-228.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56956
- Title
- The Death Ship: The Story of an American Sailor
- Author
- Traven, B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- DAVID NIELSON; BOSTON2019; Pasadena2020; TA-VBF; santa monica 2021; CALIFORNIA2022; palmsprings2022; LA/SEATTLE2023; californiafairs2024
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