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THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON
by Johnson, Adam
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in fine jacket.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
(New York): (Random House), 2012. First edition (stated). Fine in fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in North Korea. Handsome copy of this ambitious novel, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize and finalist for the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award, inscribed by Johnson in the year of publication. Described by the author as a "sort of North Korean Casablanca," THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON was praised by Michiko Kakutani as "harrowing and deeply affecting." 9.25'' x 6.25''. Original black boards. In original unclipped ($26.00) dust jacket by Lynn Buckley. 443, [7] pages. Signed by Johnson and dated Jan 20, 2012 on title page. Light edgewear.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44616
- Title
- THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON
- Author
- Johnson, Adam
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Publisher
- (Random House)
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- 21st century,US American,Post-WWII,Pulitzer
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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