Fable lives (13 Ergebnisse)

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Secondhand, Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Peter Kocan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 586 The major new novel from the award-winning author of FRESH FIELDS and THE TREATMENT + THE CURE A passionate, deeply human novel of poetry and politics At the age of thirty, things are looking up for tait. Freed after ten years of confinement, he has gained a literary grant and is eager to find a home and to succeed in his work. As he settles in an idyllic spot, two worlds begin to converge for him. One is that of the local community, in which he discovers fellowship and the chance for love. the other is that of a larger drama of historical forces, one he comes to see as a tremendous moral fable of good and ill. As the two worlds make deepening claims on him, the pressure mounts. Should he welcome intimacy and accept whatever happiness is offered, or is he meant to follow another road? With a rich array of characters, and a potent blend of passion, lyricism and comedy, the Fable of AllOur Lives will pose for readers the same question it poses for its protagonist: to what and to whom do we choose to belong? Praise for Peter Kocan: 'Fresh Fields offers its readers one of the best reasons for reading a novel: it can enlarge an understanding of humanity.' Canberra times '. this unique writer has accepted a life of profound isolation and extended to us a rare and generous invitation to enter and share.' the Bulletin. Secondhand, Paperback. …

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Two parts in One Volume as issued. First Edition Thus. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page with vignette and an engraved illustration to every fable including 12 after designs by William Blake. 8vo, very handsomely bound in 18th century polished tree calf, the spine with multi-ruled gilt fillet lines separating the compartments, central gilt ornaments in each compartment, red morocco lettering label gilt, the covers with double gilt fillet lines at the borders enclosing roll tooled gilt key inner borders, turnovers gilt rolled, marbled endleaves. xvi, 256 pp. A very handsome copy with a bit of expected age mellowing, sometime expertly and unobtrusively restored at the back, the plates and text-block all well preserved. FIRST OF THE EDITION BY DARTON & HARVEY USING THE PLATES PRINTED BY STOCKDALE ISSUED HERE IN OVAL FORMAT. With a life of Gay by Dr. Samuel Johnson. Dedicated "To his Highness William, Duke of Cumberland, These New Fables, Invented for His Amusement, are humbly dedicated, by his Highness's most faithful, and most obedient servant, John Gay." One of Gay's best known works, the fables are not moral tales : "for a Fable he gives now and then a Tale or an abstracted Allegory; and from some, by whatever name they may be called, it will be difficult to extract any moral principle. They are, however, told with liveliness; the versification is smooth; and the diction, though now and then a little constrained by the measure of the rhyme, is generally happy." [Johnson].…

paperback. Zustand: New. Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2015-01-01 Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company Children are at the stage of learning and knowledge. and the rich knowledge will play an invaluable role in their study and life. The ancient and modern Chinese and foreign classics and philosophical classics will bring joy and enlightenment to children without other knowledge. and can also add to the children's colorful childhood.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The major new novel from the award-winning author of FRESH FIELDS and THE TREATMENT + THE CURE A passionate, deeply human novel of poetry and politics At the age of thirty, things are looking up for tait. Freed after ten years of confinement, he has gained a literary grant and is eager to find a home and to succeed in his work. As he settles in an idyllic spot, two worlds begin to converge for him. One is that of the local community, in which he discovers fellowship and the chance for love. the other is that of a larger drama of historical forces, one he comes to see as a tremendous moral fable of good and ill. As the two worlds make deepening claims on him, the pressure mounts. Should he welcome intimacy and accept whatever happiness is offered, or is he meant to follow another road? With a rich array of characters, and a potent blend of passion, lyricism and comedy, the Fable of AllOur Lives will pose for readers the same question it poses for its protagonist: to what and to whom do we choose to belong? Praise for Peter Kocan: 'Fresh Fields offers its readers one of the best reasons for reading a novel: it can enlarge an understanding of humanity.' Canberra times '. this unique writer has accepted a life of profound isolation and extended to us a rare and generous invitation to enter and share.' the Bulletin Tait has just been released from a psychiatric institution. He has received a grant to write poetry and is eager to settle into a routine but has come to perceive the world as a scene of struggle. As Tait becomes immersed in his new life, he finds both acceptance and romance yet feels beleaguered and wrenching decisions loom. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…