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Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition; First Printing. 5.18 X 0.72 X 7.96 inches; 295 pages; Rubbing (shelf wear) to covers. Yellowing (light) to pages. Foxing to exterior edge of pages and DJ. Scuff to exterior edge of pages. Stains to exterior edge of pages, minor. Pencil markings on a few pages. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Edward W. Said, author of the ground-breaking Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, was born in 1935 in a country which no longer exists - Palestine. His memoir of growing up between nations, cultures and two extraordinary parents is now available in paperback. 'An intensely moving act of reclamation and understanding . . . To read it is to come to know his family and his younger self as closely as we know characters in literature, and to be shown, intimately and unforgettably, what it has meant in the last half-century to be a Palestinian.' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'I know I shall not read a work to match this one this year, or for many years.' NADINE GORDIMER 'Vividly portrayed in this work is Edward Said's path to self-realization, making him one of this fin-de-siecle's most indispensable intellectuals.' KENZABURO OE 'A major work of art: the great literary statement at which his previous books had only hinted.' Independent 'A fascinating book written by a gifted, brave man.' Sunday Telegraph 'Fine and beautifully written . . . a Palestinian Proust.' Independent on Sunday A profoundly moving and candid memoir about being a Palestinian in exile, from one of the most important writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition (Unstated); Third Printing. 6.75 X 1.5 X 9.75 inches; 295 pages; Very Good condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
Anbieter: Rons Bookshop (Canberra, Australia), Canberra, ACT, Australien
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. According to Edward W. Said Out of Place is a record of an essentially lost or forgotten world, that of his early life. Several years ago he received what seemed to be a fatal medical diagnosis, and it therefore struck him as important to leave behind a subjective account of the life he had lived in the Arab world where he was born and spent his formative years . Many of the places and people he could recall there ho longer exist.
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Edward W. Said, author of the ground-breaking Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, was born in 1935 in a country which no longer exists - Palestine. His memoir of growing up between nations, cultures and two extraordinary parents is now available in paperback. 'An intensely moving act of reclamation and understanding . . . To read it is to come to know his family and his younger self as closely as we know characters in literature, and to be shown, intimately and unforgettably, what it has meant in the last half-century to be a Palestinian.' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'I know I shall not read a work to match this one this year, or for many years.' NADINE GORDIMER 'Vividly portrayed in this work is Edward Said's path to self-realization, making him one of this fin-de-siecle's most indispensable intellectuals.' KENZABURO OE 'A major work of art: the great literary statement at which his previous books had only hinted.' Independent 'A fascinating book written by a gifted, brave man.' Sunday Telegraph 'Fine and beautifully written . . . a Palestinian Proust.' Independent on Sunday A profoundly moving and candid memoir about being a Palestinian in exile, from one of the most important writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Edward W. Said, author of the ground-breaking Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, was born in 1935 in a country which no longer exists - Palestine. His memoir of growing up between nations, cultures and two extraordinary parents is now available in paperback. 'An intensely moving act of reclamation and understanding . . . To read it is to come to know his family and his younger self as closely as we know characters in literature, and to be shown, intimately and unforgettably, what it has meant in the last half-century to be a Palestinian.' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'I know I shall not read a work to match this one this year, or for many years.' NADINE GORDIMER 'Vividly portrayed in this work is Edward Said's path to self-realization, making him one of this fin-de-siecle's most indispensable intellectuals.' KENZABURO OE 'A major work of art: the great literary statement at which his previous books had only hinted.' Independent 'A fascinating book written by a gifted, brave man.' Sunday Telegraph 'Fine and beautifully written . . . a Palestinian Proust.' Independent on Sunday A profoundly moving and candid memoir about being a Palestinian in exile, from one of the most important writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Hardcover, photos. Zustand: Fine+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine+. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ with no defects. No notes, names, or ANY markings. DJ not price clipped ($26.95) ; 8vo ; 295 pages.
Verlag: Alfred A. Knopf. First American edition, New York, 1999
Anbieter: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australien
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Hardcover/Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. From his birth in Jerusalem in 1935, schools in Cairo, holidays in the mountains above Beirut, boarding school in Massachusetts . towards being an American citizen, Christian, and Palestinian. Fine in very good dustwrapper sunned on rear panel. book.