Benard robert editor (2 Ergebnisse)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Delacorte Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1991
- Hardcover
Anbieter: gigabooks, Spokane, WA, USAgigabooks
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenZustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 3,16
EUR 5,49 VersandVersand innerhalb von USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover -- VG/VG -- Book and dust jacket show only light wear -- 420 pages -- First Edition w/full # string and original price of 18.00 present.
- Softcover
Anbieter: Aah Rare Chicago, Carlsbad, CA, USAAah Rare Chicago
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 4 SternenZustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 19,09
EUR 7,01 VersandVersand innerhalb von USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
STIFF PAPER PRINTED WRAPPERS. Zustand: Very Good. NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. First Edition. (10) + xiv + (1) + 2 - 240 + (1) PAGES. THERE ARE CORNER FOLDS OF THE TOP OF THE FRONT COVER AND THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR COVER. THE PAGES ARE TONED WITH AGE. THE INTERIOR IS TIGHT AND CLEAN. THIS PAPERBACK ANTHOLOGY OF STORIES ABOUT HIGH SC…HOOL DAYS CONTAINS SHORT STORIES BY 21 AUTHORS INCLUDING ERNEST HEMINGWAY, PHILIP ROTH - SHIRLEY ANN GRAU - CARSON MCCULLERS, JOHN O'HARA, GORE VIDAL, JAMES T. FARRELL AND OTHERS. FARRELL"S STORY IS TITLED " A LESSON IN HISTORY." IT IS EXCERPTED FROM HIS BOOK OF SHORT STORIES TITLED "THE LIFE ADVENTUROUS" PUBLISHED BY THE VANGUARD PRESS IN 1947. THE STORY INVOLVES A GROUP OF BOYS IN A CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE CLASS. THE CLASS INCLUDES DANNY O'NEILL. THE HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER IS A PRIEST, FATHER KRANZ. AS HE QUIZZES THE BOYS ABOUT A SUBJECT THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO READ AND LEARN OVER THE WEEK END, HE FINDS THAT MANY OF THEM DID NOT BOTHER TO READ THE LESSON AND INSTEAD THEY OFFER WISE CRACKS THAT ENRAGES THE PRIEST LEADING TO VARIOUS PUNISHMENTS AND PHYSICAL ABUSE. Size: 4 1/8 X 6 3/4".
