Ed King
by Guterson, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307271064
- ISBN 13
- 9780307271068
- Seller
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Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
US: Knopf, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A sweeping, propulsive, darkly humorous new novel by the best-selling autho r of Snow Falling on Cedars: a story of destiny, desire, and destruction th at reimagines Sophocles's Oedipus Rex for our own era. In Seattle in 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary--"a guy who wei ghs risk for a living"--takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest erro r of his life. He sleeps with Diane Burroughs, the sexy, not-quite-legal Br itish au pair who's taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the ta bles on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their o rphaned child, adopted by an adoring family and named Edward Aaron King, gr ows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebri ty--the "King of Search"--who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape. An instant classic--David Guterson's most daring and dazzling novel yet--that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time.
Synopsis
David Guterson is the author of the novels East of the Mountains, The Other, Our Lady of the Forest , and Snow Falling on Cedars, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, as well as a story collection, The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind, and Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense. He lives in Washington State.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000053571
- Title
- Ed King
- Author
- Guterson, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307271064
- ISBN 13
- 9780307271068
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2011
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