ISBN: 9780679405337 - crossing the river (56 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. From the acclaimed author of Cambridge comes an ambitious, formally inventive, and intensely moving evocation of the scattered offspring of Africa. It begins in a year of failing crops and desperate foolishness, which forces a father to sell his three children into slavery. Employing a brilliant range of voices and narrative techniques, Caryl Phillips folows these exiles across the river that separates continents and centuries. Phillips's characters include a freed slave who journeys to Liberia as a missionary in the 1830s; a pioneer woman seeking refuge from the white man's justice on the Colorado frontier; and an African-American G.I. who falls in love with a white Englishwoman during World War II. Together these voices make up a many-tongued chorus of common memory--and one of the most stunning works of fiction ever to address the lives of black people severed from their homeland. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. From the acclaimed author of Cambridge comes an ambitious, formally inventive, and intensely moving evocation of the scattered offspring of Africa. It begins in a year of failing crops and desperate foolishness, which forces a father to sell his three children into slavery. Employing a brilliant range of voices and narrative techniques, Caryl Phillips folows these exiles across the river that separates continents and centuries. Phillips's characters include a freed slave who journeys to Liberia as a missionary in the 1830s; a pioneer woman seeking refuge from the white man's justice on the Colorado frontier; and an African-American G.I. who falls in love with a white Englishwoman during World War II. Together these voices make up a many-tongued chorus of common memory--and one of the most stunning works of fiction ever to address the lives of black people severed from their homeland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: As New. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page.

Zustand: Good. 1st. 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.

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.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. From the acclaimed author of Cambridge comes an ambitious, formally inventive, and intensely moving evocation of the scattered offspring of Africa. It begins in a year of failing crops and desperate foolishness, which forces a father to sell his three children into slavery. Employing a brilliant range of voices and narrative techniques, Caryl Phillips folows these exiles across the river that separates continents and centuries. Phillips's characters include a freed slave who journeys to Liberia as a missionary in the 1830s; a pioneer woman seeking refuge from the white man's justice on the Colorado frontier; and an African-American G.I. who falls in love with a white Englishwoman during World War II. Together these voices make up a many-tongued chorus of common memory--and one of the most stunning works of fiction ever to address the lives of black people severed from their homeland. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. From the acclaimed author of Cambridge comes an ambitious, formally inventive, and intensely moving evocation of the scattered offspring of Africa. It begins in a year of failing crops and desperate foolishness, which forces a father to sell his three children into slavery. Employing a brilliant range of voices and narrative techniques, Caryl Phillips folows these exiles across the river that separates continents and centuries. Phillips's characters include a freed slave who journeys to Liberia as a missionary in the 1830s; a pioneer woman seeking refuge from the white man's justice on the Colorado frontier; and an African-American G.I. who falls in love with a white Englishwoman during World War II. Together these voices make up a many-tongued chorus of common memory--and one of the most stunning works of fiction ever to address the lives of black people severed from their homeland. …

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.

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.

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st U.S. edition F/NF (minor creases in front and back flaps).

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

1st printing of 1st US edition. Fine hard cover book in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover--quarter cloth. Zustand: Fine / Fine. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, 237 pages, brown quarter-cloth with gilt title on spine. A fine, clean, neat hardcover first edition with minimal shelf wear, binding and hinges tight, paper white. In a fine dust jacket, with the original price. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Thus. Stated First American Edition. Tiny Tear At The Lower Front Flap Fold. Light Rubbing To The Jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First American Edition. A very nice copy with clean, bright interior pages and solid binding. DJ in very nice condition with protective mylar cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 237 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. Signed. Signed by author. Near fine in near fine unclipped jacket. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Zustand: USED Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. 237p., very good first edition in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. The Afro-Caribbean author's fourth novel focuses on the slave trade and on the return to Africa.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. NY: Knopf, 1994. First edition, first printing. New in dust jacket. A pristine unread copy, 0.0.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. American First. First American Edition stated on verso of title page; signed by Caryl Phillips on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectible condition; removable "Autographed Copy" sticker on front cover. Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Signed by the author on title page and dated, Los Angeles 9th February 1994. 237 pages. Minimal edge wear only. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition.

Zustand: FINE. 2nd US printing. The stories of three children of slavery - a masterful novel by this Afro-Caribbean writer, Phillips is one of the authors selected by Granta as the best young writers. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's name).

Zustand: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on bookplate laid in book. First American edition. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. 237p., warm personal inscription signed by Phillips, very good first US edition in quarter-cloth boards and dj. The Afro-Caribbean author's fourth novel focuses on the slave trade and on the return to Africa.