ISBN: 9780670813988 - foe (48 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. With the same electrical intensity of language and insight that he brought to Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee reinvents the story of Robinson Crusoe--and in so doing, directs our attention to the seduction and tyranny of storytelling itself.J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018. In 1720 the eminent man of letters Daniel Foe is approached by Susan Barton, lately a castaway on a desert island. She wants him to tell her story, and that of the enigmatic man who has become her rescuer, companion, master and sometimes lover: Cruso. Cruso is dead, and his manservant, Friday, is incapable of speech. As she tries to relate the truth about him, the ambitious Barton cannot help turning Cruso into her invention. For as narrated by Foe--as by Coetzee himself--the stories we thought we knew acquire depths that are at once treacherous, elegant, and unexpectedly moving.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: very_good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Zustand: Good. 1st American ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 1st American ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. With the same electrical intensity of language and insight that he brought to Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee reinvents the story of Robinson Crusoe--and in so doing, directs our attention to the seduction and tyranny of storytelling itself.J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018. In 1720 the eminent man of letters Daniel Foe is approached by Susan Barton, lately a castaway on a desert island. She wants him to tell her story, and that of the enigmatic man who has become her rescuer, companion, master and sometimes lover: Cruso. Cruso is dead, and his manservant, Friday, is incapable of speech. As she tries to relate the truth about him, the ambitious Barton cannot help turning Cruso into her invention. For as narrated by Foe--as by Coetzee himself--the stories we thought we knew acquire depths that are at once treacherous, elegant, and unexpectedly moving.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Zustand: Acceptable. Hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. 1st American edition. (survival fiction, castaways).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Dust jacket has minor rubbing and soiling; Near Fine condition. Erase marks on front end page. Near Fine condition.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Uncorrected proof in red wraps.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Uncorrected proof in red wraps.

Quarter Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good / with Protective Cover. First American Edition. This first american edition has some light corner bumping, mostly lower. Neatly pencilled notations lower half of the ferp, otherwise clean and tight in it's binding. Unclipped DJ has light rubbing, darkening of the edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First American Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first American edition. Text is bright, clean and free of any extraneous marking or sign of previous ownership. Cover has some faint scuffing from shelf wear. Unclipped jacket is protected in mylar and remains in FINE bright condition.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good in Dustjacket. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1987. February 1987. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670813982. 160 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Catherine Stuart. Illustration on front of jacket by John Collier. keywords: Africa South Africa Literature Afrikaans World Literature. DESCRIPTION - When Susan Barton is marooned on an island in the Atlantic, she becomes more than a castaway - she finds herself a character in a fiction. For she will spend a year with two men whose names will become synonymous with islands: a mute Negro named Friday, and his master, Robinson Cruso. Back in London, with Friday as evidence of her strange adventure, she approaches the author Daniel Foe. But Foe is less interested in the history of Robinson Cruso than in the story of Susan herself, and battle lines are drawn between writer and subject. Sole witness to this contest, as he was to the true history of Cruso's island, is the mute Friday. J. M. Coetzee's new novel is a work of austere, exquisite brilliance. Fable, allegory, and literary palimpsest, it illuminates and interprets the poles to which our lives are pushed. But between these poles - of speech and silence, sanity and madness, truth and falsehood - lie the tensions that Coetzee makes rich and luminous: art, dream, and towering imagination. inventory #7613.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American Edition Published in 1987. Quality Paperback Book Club edition. 157pp. Bright, clean & tight trade paperback copy, unread, in Near Fine condition. "Cast adrift by a mutinous crew, Susan Barton washes ashore on an isle of classic fiction. For the next year, Robinson Cruso sculpts the land while Friday mutely watches Susan intrude upon their loneliness. Life is mere pattern for the two unquestioning castaways, but Susan is not of their story and she pushes Cruso for rationales that don't exist in a world of imagination. Finally rescued and returned to London, Susan leads Friday to Daniel Foe, the author who will write their tale. Foe, however, sees a different story and seeks 'to tell the truth in all its substance.' Discovering such truth is Coetzee's aim in FOE, an intriguing novel strikingly different from his earlier works. Here he scrutinizes the gulf between a story and its telling, giving us a thought-provoking text wonderfully rich in meaning and design."--Library Journal. "FOE is the didactic, philosophical novel at its most sophisticated, subtle and superb."--Richard Burns, The Literary Review. "An intellectually and imaginatively enormous novel, all the more extraordinary for being a slender 157 pages."--Harriett Gilbert, New Statesman. "An inventive and provocative allegory of the creative process."--P. N. Furbank, The Times Literary Supplement. Near-pristine trade paperback w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine. Quite presentable.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good, Not Price Clipped. American First. First American Edition stated on verso of title page a bit of edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition published in 1987 stated. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Book; binding tight with minor lean to bottom spine, boards straight and clean; text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($15.95) has minor bumping to spine ends with short crease to bottom front flap corner. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st U. S. Edition. Dust jacket protected by a removable Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. dj. American First Edition. Cloth, dj. First American Edition, Stated. Minor shelf wear; jacket spine lightly sunned. Else fine. A bright, clean copy overall.