Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 1993. Stated "First Edition" (Paperback original). Light erasure mark to first page. Wraps have light edge/rub wear and a couple small creases near the edges. Actual book for sale pictured. 14.2 x 21.7 x 1.6cm, wt500g. First Edition. Soft Cover. VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

Here are four unforgettable stories by the author of Life of Pi. In the exquisite title novella, a very young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the twentieth century whose horrors and miracles their story echoes. In "The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, by the American composer John Morton," a Canadian university student visits Washington, D.C., and experiences the Vietnam War and its aftermath through an intense musical encounter. In "Manners of Dying," variations of a warden's letter to the mother of a son he has just executed reveal how each life is contained in its end. The final story, "The Mirror Machine", is about a young man who discovers an antique mirror-making machine in his grandmother's attic. The man's fascination with the object is juxtaposed with the longwinded reminiscences it evokes from his grandmother. Written earlier in Martel's career, these tales are as moving as they are thought-provoking, as inventive in form as they are timeless in content. They display that startling mix of dazzle and depth that have made Yann Martel an international phenomenon.

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Bookseller: Alex Simpson (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003826
Title: The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
Author: Martel, Yann
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - VG
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0394227328
ISBN 13: 9780394227320
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Place of Publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Published: 1993
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction Mod Lit;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Digital pictures available upon request. METHODS OF PAYMENT: check or international money order made payable to Alex Simpson (sole proprietor), Credit cards through Biblio Payment Services. All prices quoted in U.S. dollars. SHIPPING: Canada Post regular mail unless otherwise arranged. RETURNS: Accepted by arrangement, please email. SHIPPING: Orders usually shipped within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. For packages weighing less than 500 grams postage may be reduced. PACKING: Books are packed to arrive as described. Our goal is maximum protection at a minimum weight (to keep the rate low). Books are sealed in plastic bags and shipped in appropriate sized boxes with bubblewrap, peanuts, kraft paper etc. as required. Books are also shipped in bubblewrap envelopes.

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