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RITES OF PASSAGE
by Golding, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0374250863
- ISBN 13
- 9780374250867
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1980. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Good Plus/Good Plus. The eighth novel from the author of "Lord of the Flies," "Rites of Passage," which won the 1980 Booker Prize, describes a 19th century sea voyage from England to the Antipodes through the eyes of a young gentleman, Edmund Talbot, observant but full of himself; small water stain and bleed has caused minor damage to lower edge of front cover and front panel of dustjacket, o/w text is clean, tight, square; dustjacket also shows small tear at upper corner of back panel, o/w very minimal edgewear.
Synopsis
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies . He was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage , the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth . The book is set at the end of the Napoleonic war era. In this novel the young protagonist, Edmund Talbot is keeping a detailed journal and account of his life onboard a ship voyage from England to Australia. Edmund is directing this account toward his wealthy godfather. He observes, with more than just a touch of cynicism and aloof superiority the microcosm coming to life around him. The reader is made to perceive how totally estranged from reality he is, from all practical things and the normal ways of the world while also noting the mounting tensions from the crew and passengers. He has to go through a rite of passage which shames him and makes him feel that it could define a part of his identity. Cleverly written with superior attention to detail, the reader will not be disappointed.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003087
- Title
- RITES OF PASSAGE
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First U.S. Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0374250863
- ISBN 13
- 9780374250867
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, ENGLAND, BOOKER PRIZE, 19TH CENTURY, MARITIME
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; England; Fine Literature;
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