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God Was Born in Exile

God Was Born in Exile

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God Was Born in Exile: Ovid's Memoirs at Tomis

by Vintila Horia

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  • near fine
  • Paperback
  • first
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Near Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item

1st edition, proof copy, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. in London, 1961. Translated from the French by A. Lytton Sells, and includes a preface by Daniel-Rops of the Académie Française. In near-fine condition. The softcover is very faded along the spine, and there are a few small tears, likely a result of shelving damage. There is a 'Book Proof' stamp mark in the centre of the front cover. Some tanning and foxing visible on the inside pages. Includes small printed blurb and details about book inside.

Synopsis

God Was Born in Exile is a novel by Romanian author Vintilă Horia, for which he was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1960, though he was never handed the prize following allegations that surfaced after his nomination that he had once been a member of the Iron Guard. The novel's narrator is Ovid, the Roman poet, and this apocryphal work is rather similar to Marguerite Yourcenar's Mémoires d'Hadrien in which Yourcenar writes the Roman emperor Hadrian's mémoires.

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Bookseller
Owaka Books NZ (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #
VH3541961
Title
God Was Born in Exile
Author
Vintila Horia
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st English Translation
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1961
Pages
230
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Used, Rare, Collectable, Translated Fiction
Bookseller catalogs
Translated Fiction;

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Owaka Books

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About Owaka Books

Owaka Books (also referred to as Paper Road in some instances) is a small specialty secondhand bookshop that has been trading out of 5 Saunders St, Owaka in the Catlins, New Zealand for 5 years. We are finally branching out into online sales, and will be primarily selling from our collection of rare, antique and collectable secondhand books on our online store. 

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