Turning upon the smallest of hints, and taking the detritus of modern life - offhand diary entries, discarded cigarette ends, casual glances - as a series of clues, a London barber becomes obsessed with the idea of his wife's infidelity. In this masterfully told tale, jealousy, hatred and nostalgia stir uneasily in the quiet of London's post-war suburbia. First published in 1949, The Body is an excellent example of William Sansom's ability to suspend and play out momentary fears, building up to an altered vision where even ...
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Turning upon the smallest of hints, and taking the detritus of modern life - offhand diary entries, discarded cigarette ends, casual glances - as a series of clues, a London barber becomes obsessed with the idea of his wife's infidelity. In this masterfully told tale, jealousy, hatred and nostalgia stir uneasily in the quiet of London's post-war suburbia. First published in 1949, The Body is an excellent example of William Sansom's ability to suspend and play out momentary fears, building up to an altered vision where even the most familiar things are uncertain.
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Add this copy of The Body (Penguin Books. No. 1401. ) to cart. $6.78, good condition, Sold by M Godding Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1959 by Penguin.
Add this copy of The Body to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1949 by Harcourt, Brace and Company.
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Very Good in Good jacket. First American edition. Ex-library with stamps on front fly and paper remnants on endpapers, binding lightly cocked, corners and spine ends slightly worn, about very good in a bright but good only dust jacket that has been neatly trimmed ½" along the bottom edge, making it too short for the book and affecting some text. Author's first novel, a study of jealousy.
Add this copy of The Body to cart. $50.15, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Faber and Faber.
Add this copy of The Body to cart. $51.00, very good condition, Sold by Xerxes Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Glen Head, NY, UNITED STATES.
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New York 1949 first edition. Harcourt Brace. Hardcover octavo. 215p. Fine in Good Plus DJ (dj is not torn or chipped but is rubbed. )no owner marks. "First-rate horror novel" about jealousy and suspicion. (dj)
Add this copy of The Body to cart. $75.66, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Faber and Faber.
