GABRIEL'S GIFT. by Kureishi, Hanif - (2001)

Scribner, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scribner Book Company, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, New York, USA: Scribner, 2001. CF4 - An unred, tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very, very light bumping of the top right corners plus there are remainder marks on the top and bottom outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear. A novel about a young man whose parents, one a washed-up rock musician and the other working in a pub, whose life together has been shattered. The young man has dreams of becoming an artist and manages to get along in life through a mysterious connection to his dead twin brother. He gets a chance to heal his family from a chance visit with a mega-millionaire rock star who was the father's former band mate. By the author of "The Buddha of Suburbia," "The Black Album," "Love in a Blue Time," "Midnight All Day," and "Intimacy." 223p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Scribner, 2001-09-25. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.9000 8.5000 5.6000. First Edition / First Printing as identified with ""1"" in the full number line.

Scribner. Used - Like New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Scribner, 2001, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG in VG grfeen and orange decorative dj. A novel about a young man whose parents, one a washed-up rock musician and the other working in a pub, whose life together has been shattered. The young man has dreams of becoming an artist and manages to get along in life through a mysterious connection to his dead twin brother. 223 pp.

New York. 2001. Scribner. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in Wrappers. 074321711x. paperback. keywords: Literature England Pakistan. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Gabriel's father, a washed-up rock musician, has been chucked out of the house by Gabriel's mother, who works nights and sleeps days. Lonely Gabriel finds solace in a mysterious connection to his deceased twin, Archie, and in his gift for producing real objects simply by drawing them. Then a chance visit with rock star Lester Jones, his father's former band mate, provides Gabriel with a tool that might help mend his family. All he has to do is figure out how to use it. Hanif Kureishi portrays Gabriel's naive hope and artistic aspirations with the same insight that he brought to the Anglo-Indian experience in THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA and to infidelity in INTIMACY. GABRIEL'S GIFT is a tender meditation on failure, talent, and the power of imagination, and offers a humorous portrait of a generation that only started to think about… Read More

New York. 2001. October 2001. Scribner. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 074321711x. 223 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Brian Rae. keywords: Literature England Pakistan. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Gabriel's father, a washed-up rock musician, has been chucked out of the house by Gabriel's mother, who works nights and sleeps days. Lonely Gabriel finds solace in a mysterious connection to his deceased twin, Archie, and in his gift for producing real objects simply by drawing them. Then a chance visit with rock star Lester Jones, his father's former band mate, provides Gabriel with a tool that might help mend his family. All he has to do is figure out how to use it. Hanif Kureishi portrays Gabriel's naive hope and artistic aspirations with the same insight that he brought to the Anglo-Indian experience in THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA and to infidelity in INTIMACY. GABRIEL'S GIFT is a tender meditation on failure, talent, and the power of imagination, and offers a humorous… Read More

Scribner, 2001-09-25. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 2001 hardcover with unclipped dj, stated first edition, 1ST PRINTING with full number line, no marks noted in or on book,AND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

new hc