ISBN: 9780865478671 - american smoke: journeys to the end of the light (20 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The visionary writer Iain Sinclair turns his sights to the Beat generation in America in his most epic journey yetHow best to describe Iain Sinclair? asks Robert Macfarlane in The Guardian. A literary mud-larker and tip-picker? A Travelodge tramp (his phrase)? A middle-class dropout with a gift for bullshit (also his phrase)? A toxicologist of the twenty-first-century landscape? A historian of countercultures and occulted pasts? An intemperate WAL-E, compulsively collecting and compacting the city's textual waste? A psycho-geographer (from which term Sinclair has been rowing away ever since he helped launch it into the mainstream)? He's all of these, and more. Now, for the first time, the enigma that is Iain Sinclair lands on American shores for his long-awaited engagement with the memory-filled landscapes of the American Beats and their fellow travelers. A book filled with bad journeys and fated decisions, American Smoke is an epic walk in the footsteps of Malcolm Lowry, Charles Olson, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Gary Snyder, and others, heated by obsession (the Old West, volcanoes, Mexico) and enlivened by false memories, broken reports, and strange adventures. With American Smoke, Sinclair confirms his place as the most innovative of our chroniclers of the contemporary.…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The visionary writer Iain Sinclair turns his sights to the Beat generation in America in his most epic journey yetHow best to describe Iain Sinclair? asks Robert Macfarlane in The Guardian. A literary mud-larker and tip-picker? A Travelodge tramp (his phrase)? A middle-class dropout with a gift for bullshit (also his phrase)? A toxicologist of the twenty-first-century landscape? A historian of countercultures and occulted pasts? An intemperate WAL-E, compulsively collecting and compacting the city's textual waste? A psycho-geographer (from which term Sinclair has been rowing away ever since he helped launch it into the mainstream)? He's all of these, and more. Now, for the first time, the enigma that is Iain Sinclair lands on American shores for his long-awaited engagement with the memory-filled landscapes of the American Beats and their fellow travelers. A book filled with bad journeys and fated decisions, American Smoke is an epic walk in the footsteps of Malcolm Lowry, Charles Olson, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Gary Snyder, and others, heated by obsession (the Old West, volcanoes, Mexico) and enlivened by false memories, broken reports, and strange adventures. With American Smoke, Sinclair confirms his place as the most innovative of our chroniclers of the contemporary.…

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Zustand: Good. 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.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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: 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: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. AS NEW HARDCOVER WITH DJ.

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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: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a clean, unmarked copy with a lightly worn dust jacket.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Uncorrected Proof copy. This is a clean, unmarked copy with moderately worn covers. Front cover is creased.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First American Edition. About NEW. Fresh tight strong clean bright jacket boards text. No remainder or other markings. With a few small photos . Gift Worthy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First USA Edition. First USA edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Board spine ends are slightly bumped. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Plus. First US Edition. 8vo. Green/blue paper-covered boards. 312pp. 1st printing of the 1st US edition, the year after the 1st UK edition. In the footsteps of Lowry, Olson, and the Beats. Spine ends bumped with nicks (but secure), tiny scuff to head edge of lower board, but otherwise Fine. Spine ends of dust jacket lightly crumpled and very slightly nicked, but overall Very Good Plus.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First American Edition. Fine in fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. First American Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 320 pages.

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.