One-Handed Pianist and Other Stories by Stavans, Ilan - 1996-02-01

Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press, 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996], unstated. First Edition [1996], unstated, as University of New Mexico will often do (no subsequent printings are noted). Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows slight bow to boards; faint indications of shelving along bottom edge of blue, cloth-covered boards. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows very mild rubbing to its sheen; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 196pp. Hardback with DJ. Intense explorations of Jewish life and identity in the Hispanic world.

Hardback. Very Good.

Univ of New Mexico Pr. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. 196p., small remainder stamp on the bottom edge otherwise very good very good first edition in cloth and unclipped dj.

Albuquerque. 1996. University Of New Mexico Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket With Internal Water-Stain Marking. 082631645x. 196 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Linda Mae Tratechaud. keywords: Literature Latino America Ethnic. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Haunting and enigmatic, these nine loosely connected stories are evidence of the growing field of Jewish - Latin American fiction. ‘A Heaven Without Crows,' structured as a letter from Kafka to his friend Max Brod, details the labyrinthine paths of his tortured soul. ‘The Invention of Memory,' awarded the Gamma Literature Prize, is also a tribute to Eastern European letters, in which a Czech man with a portentous memory is diagnosed with a deteriorating illness. He travels to Mexico to look for his past and fight against oblivion by carefully staging his vanishing reminiscences. ‘Three Nightmares' proves that fantasy and reality, people and things, are form-shifting aspects of one another. And the tide story… Read More

University of New Mexico Press, 1996-02-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.