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The Counterlife

The Counterlife

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The Counterlife

by Roth, Philip

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Near Fine /Near Fine
ISBN 10
0374130264
ISBN 13
9780374130268
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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1987. 8vo. 324 pp., Red cloth binding with dustjacket. Jacket and boards fresh. Internally clean and bright. Winner of the National Book Critic's Circle Award. First US trade edition. 0374130264 . Near Fine. Hardcover. First US Edition. 1987.

Synopsis

The Counterlife (1986) is a novel by the American author Philip Roth. It is the fourth full novel to feature the fictional novelist Nathan Zuckerman. However, when The Counterlife was published, Zuckerman had most recently appeared in a novella called The Prague Orgy, the epilogue to Zuckerman Bound. It is reported that French director Arnaud Desplechin is working on a screen adaptation of the novel.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
66053
Title
The Counterlife
Author
Roth, Philip
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First US Edition
ISBN 10
0374130264
ISBN 13
9780374130268
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux 1987
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1987
Size
8vo.
Keywords
Award winning,Phillip Roth,literature,
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Modern First Editions;

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