Widely varied in every way, these thirty-four stories are united by their narrative brilliance. They range from ironic meditation on good and evil to joyful celebration of human creativity. They are set in Africa, in England, in the present or the past, in a child's microcosm, a Nigerian bush-station, a businessman's home, a soldier's night under the stars. Their characters are as various as their settings - devoted mothers, children practicing to be grownups or in rebellion, harassed men trying to reconcile ...
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Widely varied in every way, these thirty-four stories are united by their narrative brilliance. They range from ironic meditation on good and evil to joyful celebration of human creativity. They are set in Africa, in England, in the present or the past, in a child's microcosm, a Nigerian bush-station, a businessman's home, a soldier's night under the stars. Their characters are as various as their settings - devoted mothers, children practicing to be grownups or in rebellion, harassed men trying to reconcile dream and reality. In length and technique they show the same extraordinary variety. The two long narratives of African life contrast with the miniatures such as 'Romance', the only short story that Time magazine had hitherto published.
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Add this copy of Spring Song, and Other Stories (Penguin Books. No. 1892 to cart. $4.17, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND.
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Good. Size: 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo); First Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Reader copy. Pages yellowed, text clean, binding tight, edge wear, Ex-library, usual library markings, jacket taped to book, front flyleaf and back end papers removed,
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Dust jacket in very good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. The dust jacket is housed in protective mylar for preservation. The binding suffers minor loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good in Good jacket. Good in good dust jacket. Later printing. Text clean. Edges of pages very light brown. Spine lean. Corners slightly rubbed. Edges of spine bumped. Dustwrapper price clipped. Rear dust jacket light brown. Small tears on edges of dustjaket spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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London, Micheal Joseph, 1960, hardcover, 285 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light wear to corners and spine-ends, boards edges somewhat faded, textblock edges darkened. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, largish edge chips, in new Brodart sleeve. A posthumous collection of short stories from the author of Aissa Saved, Charlie is My Darling, A House of Children, The Horse's Mouth, and The Captive and the Free, including five stories which were never previously published.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.95 price intact). Published by Harper and Brothers, 1960. Octavo. Book is very good with very light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is very good with light toning, and light creasing to the spine. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
