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DISGRACE
by Coetzee, J. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0436204894
- ISBN 13
- 9780436204890
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 1999. First edition. hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This novel won the Booker Prize, and four years after the publication of this book, Coetzee won the Nobel Prize. He was also the first writer to win two Booker Awards, his first for Life & Times of Michael K in 1983.
Synopsis
Disgrace is a 1999 novel by South African-born author J. M. Coetzee, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature; the book itself won the Booker Prize in 1999, the year in which it was published. A 2006 poll of "literary luminaries" by The Observer newspaper named it as the "greatest novel of the last 25 years" written in English outside the United States.
Reviews
On Jun 22 2022, a reader said:
This is a spare but immensely powerful novel, written by a Nobel Prize winning South African writer. Brilliant and unforgettable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14978
- Title
- DISGRACE
- Author
- Coetzee, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436204894
- ISBN 13
- 9780436204890
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Booker Prize winner, Nobel Prize winner, childhood
Terms of Sale
Ed Smith Books
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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