First published in Quebec in 1981, Beauchemin's highly acclaimed comic masterpiece of storytelling follows in the tradition of the great novels of the 19th century. When Florent Boissonneault comes to the aid of an accident victim, his life changes forever. One onlooker, the powerful and sinister Egon Ratablavasky, comes to haunt his ambitions and dreams, lurking behind his every opportunity, success, and failure. Finally, obsessed by a need to free himself, Florent discovers how to fight back. From the Trade Paperback ...
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First published in Quebec in 1981, Beauchemin's highly acclaimed comic masterpiece of storytelling follows in the tradition of the great novels of the 19th century. When Florent Boissonneault comes to the aid of an accident victim, his life changes forever. One onlooker, the powerful and sinister Egon Ratablavasky, comes to haunt his ambitions and dreams, lurking behind his every opportunity, success, and failure. Finally, obsessed by a need to free himself, Florent discovers how to fight back. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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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.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hard Back First American Printing. Translated by Sheila Fischman. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Binding of navy half cloth with silver titles, blue boards, clean and unmarked, tight & solid. Internals Fine. A picaresque darkly comic novel set in Montreal, Canada. Beauchemin has placed Montreal in a sisterhood of cities which includes Honore Balzac's Paris, Dickens's London, Franz Kafka's Prague amd James Joyce's Dublin. 450 pages. 6 x 8.5 inches. Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1986.
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Like New in Unlipped and pristine jacket. Stated "First American Edition; " first printing; English translation of "Le Matou; " 450 p, immaculate and unmarked anywhere; binding tight; unfaded light slate blue boards with bright silver gilt lettering on dark blue spine are perfectly protected by d.j.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First am. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 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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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First am. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Clean text, clean cloth covers with bumped corners, dustwrapper with mild shelf wear. 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.
