The Twin - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Bakker, Gerbrand
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0980033020
- ISBN 13
- 9780980033021
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn, NY: Archipelago Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2009. Limited/Numbered Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0980033020 . A beautiful first American edition/first printing limited to 850 copies, this being number 815 in As New Condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED the author Gerbrand Bakker and translator David Colmer directly on the specially designed back cover; After his twin brother was killed in an automobile accident, Helmer left university to take over the family farm. The novel begins 30 years later with Helmer caring for his invalid father and trying to make the house his own. Enter Riet, once engaged to Helmer's twin, asking him to take in her troubled 18 year-old son. A moving story that poses difficult questions about solitude and self. Originally published in Dutch; 8vo ; Signed by All Authors .
Synopsis
Gerbrand Bakker worked as a subtitler for nature films before becoming a gardener. The Twin is his prize-winning debut novel and will shortly be made into a film. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33774
- Title
- The Twin - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Bakker, Gerbrand
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0980033020
- ISBN 13
- 9780980033021
- Publisher
- Archipelago Books
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Holland Dutch Authors, Family Fiction
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