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Midnight's Children
by Rushdie, Salman
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 039451470X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394514703
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First American Edition 1st Printing. Cloth/Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 446 Pp. Maroon Cloth Over Grey Boards. "First American Edition" Stated, But True First Edition, Preceding The British Edition Published By Jonathan Cape. Winner Of The Booker Prize, Also Winner Of The "Booker Of Bookers". Signed By Rushdie On The Title Page. A Bright, Clean Fine Book. No Remainder Marks. Dust Jacket Is Clean, Slight Fading To Pink Background Color On Spine, Light Wear Along Bottom Edge Of Spine With A 1/8" Square Chip Near The Spine Edge, Price Clipped, 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel.
Synopsis
Midnight's Children is an epic book of magical realism, a poioumenon about India's transition from British colonialism to independence. It was written by Salman Rushdie in 1981 and is considered an example of postcolonial literature. The story is expressed through various characters and is contexted by actual historical events as with historical fiction. Midnight's Children won both the 1981 Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the same year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035420
- Title
- Midnight's Children
- Author
- Rushdie, Salman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth/Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039451470X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394514703
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century;
- X weight
- 0 lb
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
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About Arroyo Seco Books
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