London: Jonathan Cape. As New in As New dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224090879 . A special numbered first edition/first printing, limited to 1,000 copies in unread As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap. Photographic pictorial boards with a black cloth spine and gilt lettering in slipcase. SIGNED by author Ian McEwan; McEwan's tale of Nobel prize-winning physicist and compulsive womanizer Michael Beard who, after having rested on his laurels for some time, is given the opportunity to reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster; 8vo ; Signed by Author .

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The literary event of the season: a new novel from Ian McEwan, as surprising as it is masterful. Michael Beard is a Nobel prize--winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions, and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. While he coasts along in his professional life, Michael's personal life is another matter entirely. His fifth marriage is crumbling under the weight of his infidelities. But this time the tables are turned: His wife is having an affair, and Michael realizes he is still in love with her. When Michael's personal and professional lives begin to intersect in unexpected ways, an opportunity presents itself in the guise of an invitation to travel to New Mexico. Here is a chance for him to extricate himself from his marital problems, reinvigorate his career, and very possibly save the world from environmental disaster. Can a man who has made a mess of his life clean up the messes of humanity? A complex novel that brilliantly traces the arc of one man's ambitions and self-deceptions, Solar is a startling, witty, and stylish new work from one of the world's great writers.From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29009
Title: Solar - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: McEwan, Ian
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0224090879
ISBN 13: 9780224090872
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2010
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print
Bookseller catalogs: Author Collections / McEwan, Ian;

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