Keepers of the House
by Grau, Shirley Ann
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Keepers of the House is the debut novel of Lisa St Aubin de Terán, published as The Long Way Home in the US. The novel is autobiographical and set in a Venezuelan valley beset by drought. First published in 1982 by Jonathan Cape it won the Somerset Maugham Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001749
- Title
- Keepers of the House
- Author
- Grau, Shirley Ann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FICTION LITERATURE PULITZER PRIZE WINNER RACISM AFRICAN AMERICAN Literature
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