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The principal of an international school in Africa, American widower Jerry Neal becomes involved with a group of Nigerian dissidents planning a coup, a relationship that leads to his transformation into a hunted rebel. 10,000 first printing.
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Anbieter: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0000012477
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Anbieter: Long Island Book Company, Alpharetta, GA, USA
Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. A nice, tight and clean copy. Minor spotting on book edge and remainder mark. Jacket has brilliant colors and is undamaged. In his fourth novel, the author of Soldiers in Hiding (which won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1986) and Three Thousand Maidens shifts his attention from the Far East to Africa. This haunting tale focuses on Jerry Neal, 57-year-old widower and the principal of an international school in Nigeria, caught up in the New Year's Eve 1983 coup that brought an end to civilian rule in Africa's most populous nation. Drawn into a strange conspiracy to avert the impending coup, Neal finds himself framed for arson and murder; forced from the comforts of his daily life, he gradually emerges from the emotional shell he erected after his wife's death from cancer, and begins to see the Nigerians as individuals rather than a people. Though it includes the trappings of a thriller, Wiley's novel recalls Graham Greene's work in its depiction of a Westerner immersed in a foreign culture he only half understands, coming to new self-knowledge as a result. Neal is a particularly satisfying creation, a genuinely decent man who makes the most of the opportunity to change his life. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005282
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Novel of American teacher in West African country. First printing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8708
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Anbieter: Rare Reads, Athens, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition. Slight spine lean, tiny erase marks on half title, but book in a sparkling Fine condition, with an As New dust jacket. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers rh2381
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Book has a remainder mark to the bottom of the page block. Dust jacket is protected by Brodart cover. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004157
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. First ed. SIGNED by author. Minor shelf wear due to storage. Jacket in mylar, VG. Pages/boards/jacket clean. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0003480580
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by author on title page, 8vo, 262pp. (nick to endpaper, remainder mark). Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0750100
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Anbieter: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The award-winning Wiley's fourth novel features Jerry Neal, an American serving as principal of an international school in Lagos, Nigeria. The wife he loved is dead, and his chief satisfaction is his work at the school. He becomes involved with a group of dissidents and is thrown in prison in a government crackdown where his second chance for living and learning begin. A remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text, o/w text and boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket shows very minor wear at the corners and spine ends, no tears, no chipping or creasing. A collectable copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004932
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