Almost transparent blue. SIGNED

RYU MURAKAMI

Verlag: Tokyo, New York & San Francisco: Kodansha International., 1977

Beschreibung

First English translation, first printing. 8vo. Publisher s grey cloth, spine lettered in blue. In unclipped jacket. Small bookstore label to upper corner of front paste down, Tokyo-Kanda Kitazawa Bookstore. A fine copy. Translated by Nancy Andrew. | SIGNED by Ryu Murakami to front free end paper. | Ryû Murakami [1952-] is known for his raw and brutal novels where he explores the dark sides of mankind. Together with Haruki Murakami, he represents the 1980s reaction against post-war politicized literature in Japan. «Almost transparent blue» was his debut novel, first published in Japanese 1976, for which he received the Akutagawa Prize. Akutagawa Ryû nosuke Shô is a literary prize awarded semiannually for the best work of fiction by a promising new Japanese writer. The prize is general-ly considered, along with the Naoki Prize (for the best work of popular fiction), Japan s most prestigious literary award. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1672411317397

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Almost transparent blue. SIGNED

Verlag: Tokyo, New York & San Francisco: Kodansha International.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1977

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket Included

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition