The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Spark, Muriel
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
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About This Item
London: MacMillan, 1961. First edition. Hardcover, 170 pp. Green cloth binding shows some shelf wear and slight fading. Slight lean, but in very good condition. Dust jacket has small 3 mm losses on top and bottom of spine, as well as some marginal scuffing, but is bright. Overall in good condition. A gently loved copy of Spark's best known novel, the critically acclaimed story of an energetic and provocative teacher and her students and her introduction of fascist ideas in pre-War Edinburgh. Simply brilliant.
Synopsis
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, author Muriel Spark’s best-known work, is the story of an eccentric Edinburgh teacher who inspires cult-like reverence in her young female student-followers, referred to as “the crème de la crème.” Proud and cultured, Miss Brodie makes her distaste for conventional education known to the girls and she instead instills in them her own passion for art, music, men, and all things Italian. At first, her ideas dazzle and seduce the girls; however, Miss Brodie’s hubris—her excessive self-confidence—also exposes the girls to a new world of adult games and boundary crossing. Miss Brodie’s character is loosely based on Christina Kay, who taught Sparks for two years at James Gillespie's School for Girls. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is so short that it was first published, in its entirety, in the New Yorker. (Macmillan later reissued it in novel form). The novel has been adapted several times. Perhaps most notable is the 1969 film adaptation, starring Maggie Smith who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is ranked 76th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and 79th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novel. It is also included in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923).
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Author
- Spark, Muriel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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