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The Elected Member
by Rubens, Bernice
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About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1969. A first edition, first printing published by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1969. A very good book with only slight fading to the edges and bumping to the base of the spine. Clean internally with some spotting to the top of the text block. Small name to the front endpaper. In a very good unclipped wrapper with slight chipping to the spine tips, edges and corners. Small vertical crease to the front flap. Norman, the clever one from a close knit Jewish family in London, at the age of 41 finds himself as a drug addict and confined along with his paranoia and hallucinations. Rubens became the first female author to win the Booker prize with this novel in 1970.
Synopsis
Bernice Rubens was a Welsh novelist of Russian Jewish descent. Her book, The Elected Member, won the Man Booker prize in 1970. Rubens is quoted as saying that the only thing she ever writes about is families and this proves true in this complex novel as well. It is written in first person narrative, the perspective shifting to each of the main characters in due course. The novel centers on Norman Zweck, the son of a Rabbi and is considered the clever, brilliant one in his closely-knit Jewish family. This, until he becomes addicted to drugs at age 41 and is confined to his bedroom. The novel focuses on the obscure family environment and a series of interconnected upheavals with his parents and siblings. The author depicts life in the Jewish East End in a fascinating, masterful way.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17652
- Title
- The Elected Member
- Author
- Rubens, Bernice
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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