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Solar [signed]
by McEwan, Ian;
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0224090496
- ISBN 13
- 9780224090490
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 2010. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 285; VG-/G; black spine with yellow text; dust jacket has some smudges to exterior, due to handling; few minor dents; slight rubbing to edges; cloth shows slight smudges and scratches to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; interior clean; signed by author; [Stock Image]. 1324289. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1324289
- Title
- Solar [signed]
- Author
- McEwan, Ian;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0224090496
- ISBN 13
- 9780224090490
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2010
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About the Seller
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- Cloth
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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