In his first major work of fiction since The Satanic Verses--and his first collection of stories--Salman Rushdie reveals the intricate intimacies and unabridgeable distances between the East and the West. Throughout this collection of nine stories of extraordinary range and power, Rushdie remains a writer who insists on our cultural complexity; who confidently rises beyond ideology, refusing to choose between the East and West.
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In his first major work of fiction since The Satanic Verses--and his first collection of stories--Salman Rushdie reveals the intricate intimacies and unabridgeable distances between the East and the West. Throughout this collection of nine stories of extraordinary range and power, Rushdie remains a writer who insists on our cultural complexity; who confidently rises beyond ideology, refusing to choose between the East and West.
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No jacket. Hardcover First American Edition in Good-condition. Extensive markings in black felt from the previous owner through the Contents page, otherwise the interior is unmarked. The covers are in good shape. The binding is tight. There is a slight smoke scent to the book. No dust jacket. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 214 pages.
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New in New jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING + LIKE NEW CONDITION + ORIGINAL HARDBACK FORMAT, PROTECTED BY A MYLAR COVER; COLLECTING BOOKS SINCE 1988, SELLING BOOKS SINCE 2008. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 214 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Man Booker Prize Winning Author Salman Rushdie, in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 214 p. Bird Families of the World. Audience: General/trade. A Fine, as New, copy; tight, and unread, in a Near Fine dust jacket. American First Edition-First Printing with a full number line ending with a 1. Signed, signature only, on the Title page, by Multi Award Winning Author Salman Rushdie, in person, at the 2016 Brooklyn Book Festival on September 18, 2016. An event announcement will be included. "East, West" is a 1994 anthology/collection of short stories that reveal the oceanic distances and unexpected intimacies between East and West. "East, West" illuminates many of the problems that are unique to our traditional conceptions of a distinct Western and Eastern world, while also showing that these worlds reflect each other in their norms, values, and failures. Salman remains an Author and thinker who insists on our cultural complexity; and who rises above ideology, and refuses to chose between East and West, He simply embraces the World. Rest assured, this signed copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover, and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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