Grimus.
by RUSHDIE, Salman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1975. . First edition, first impression; 8vo; minor offsetting to endpapers, else unmarked internally; publisher's lilac boards, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, minor creasing to extremities, else near-fine.
First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author's first book; a foray into science fiction.
First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author's first book; a foray into science fiction.
Synopsis
Grimus is a 1975 fantasy and science fiction novel written by Salman Rushdie. The story loosely follows Flapping Eagle, a young Indian who receives the gift of immortality after drinking a magic fluid. After drinking the fluid, Flapping Eagle wanders the earth for 777 years 7 months and 7 days, searching for his immortal sister and exploring identities before falling through a hole in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112108
- Title
- Grimus.
- Author
- RUSHDIE, Salman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1975.
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