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The Sea SIGNED by John Banville Booker Prize Winner 2006
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Type
- Novel
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781400097029
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400097029
ISBN-13
9781400097029
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52187956
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sea
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Psychological, Contemporary Women, Visionary & Metaphysical, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Remarkable. . . . The power and strangeness and piercing beauty of ["The Sea" is] a wonder." -" The Washington Post Book World" "With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. . . . "The Sea" [is] his best novel so far."-"The Sunday Telegraph" ""The Sea "offers an extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory. . . . Undeniably brilliant." -"USA Today" "A gem. . . . [The sea]is a presence on every page, its ceaseless undulations echoing constantly in the cadences of the prose. This novel shouldn't simply be read. It needs to be heard, for its sound is intoxicating. . . . A winning work of art." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer", "Remarkable. . . . The power and strangeness and piercing beauty of [ The Sea is] a wonder." The Washington Post Book World "With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. . . . The Sea [is] his best novel so far." The Sunday Telegraph " The Sea offers an extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory. . . . Undeniably brilliant." USA Today "A gem. . . . [The sea]is a presence on every page, its ceaseless undulations echoing constantly in the cadences of the prose. This novel shouldn't simply be read. It needs to be heard, for its sound is intoxicating. . . . A winning work of art." The Philadelphia Inquirer, " Remarkable. . . . The power and strangeness and piercing beauty of ["The Sea" is] a wonder." - " The Washington Post Book World" " With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. . . . "The Sea" [is] his best novel so far." - "The Sunday Telegraph" " "The Sea "offers an extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory. . . . Undeniably brilliant." - "USA Today" " A gem. . . . [The sea]is a presence on every page, its ceaseless undulations echoing constantly in the cadences of the prose. This novel shouldn't simply be read. It needs to be heard, for its sound is intoxicating. . . . A winning work of art." - "The Philadelphia Inquirer", "Remarkable. . . . The power and strangeness and piercing beauty of [ The Sea is] a wonder." The Washington Post Book World "With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. . . . The Sea [is] his best novel so far." The Sunday Telegraph " The Sea offers an extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory. . . . Undeniably brilliant." USA Today "A gem. . . . [The sea]is a presence on every page, its ceaseless undulations echoing constantly in the cadences of the prose. This novel shouldn't simply be read. It needs to be heard, for its sound is intoxicating. . . . A winning work of art." The Philadelphia Inquirer From the Trade Paperback edition., "Remarkable. . . . The power and strangeness and piercing beauty of [The Seais] a wonder." The Washington Post Book World "With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. . . .The Sea[is] his best novel so far."The Sunday Telegraph "The Seaoffers an extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory. . . . Undeniably brilliant." USA Today "A gem. . . . [The sea]is a presence on every page, its ceaseless undulations echoing constantly in the cadences of the prose. This novel shouldn't simply be read. It needs to be heard, for its sound is intoxicating. . . . A winning work of art." The Philadelphia Inquirer From the Trade Paperback edition., "Remarkable. . . . The power and strangeness and piercing beauty of Ý"The Sea" is¨ a wonder." -" The Washington Post Book World" "With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. . . . "The Sea" Ýis¨ his best novel so far."-"The Sunday Telegraph" ""The Sea "offers an extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory. . . . Undeniably brilliant." -"USA Today" "A gem. . . . ÝThe sea¨is a presence on every page, its ceaseless undulations echoing constantly in the cadences of the prose. This novel shouldn't simply be read. It needs to be heard, for its sound is intoxicating. . . . A winning work of art." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer", "Remarkable. . . . The power and strangeness and piercing beauty of [The Seais] a wonder." The Washington Post Book World "With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. . . .The Sea[is] his best novel so far."The Sunday Telegraph "The Seaoffers an extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory. . . . Undeniably brilliant." USA Today "A gem. . . . [The sea]is a presence on every page, its ceaseless undulations echoing constantly in the cadences of the prose. This novel shouldn't simply be read. It needs to be heard, for its sound is intoxicating. . . . A winning work of art." The Philadelphia Inquirer
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Synopsis
Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman returns to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child--a retreat from the grief, anger, and numbness of his life without his recently deceased wife. It is also a return to the place where he experienced the strange suddenness of both love and death for the first time and his memories of the past., BOOKER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - An "extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory" ( USA Today) about a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside to grieve the loss of his wife. In this luminous novel, John Banville introduces us to Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child to cope with the recent loss of his wife. It is also a return to the place where he met the Graces, the well-heeled family with whom he experienced the strange suddenness of both love and death for the first time. What Max comes to understand about the past, and about its indelible effects on him, is at the center of this elegiac, gorgeously written novel--among the finest we have had from this masterful writer., In this luminous new novel about love, loss, and the unpredictable power of memory, John Banville introduces us to Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child to cope with the recent loss of his wife. It is also a return to the place where he met the Graces, the well-heeled family with whom he experienced the strange suddenness of both love and death for the first time. What Max comes to understand about the past, and about its indelible effects on him, is at the center of this elegiac, gorgeously written novel -- among the finest we have had from this masterful writer., BOOKER PRIZE WINNER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An "extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory" ( USA Today) about a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside to grieve the loss of his wife. In this luminous novel, John Banville introduces us to Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child to cope with the recent loss of his wife. It is also a return to the place where he met the Graces, the well-heeled family with whom he experienced the strange suddenness of both love and death for the first time. What Max comes to understand about the past, and about its indelible effects on him, is at the center of this elegiac, gorgeously written novel--among the finest we have had from this masterful writer.
LC Classification Number
PR6052.A57
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- 0***j (104)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem arrived exactly as described. This is an older piece, but is in pristine condition and I am extremely pleased with it. The seller communicated extremely well and the little note in the box was well received. Thank you, I look forward to enjoying this beautiful item.
- d***6 (24)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVery good seller. He sent the package right away. The books arrived as in the description and well protected. Good experience. I recommend him. Thank you, Joe!The Greek Myths Volumes One and Two, Geo. Braziller 1957 (#116507897811)
- w***n (463)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseWell packed. As described. Fast shipping.Robert Frank: Paris by Robert Frank (2008, 1st Ed) (#115731254970)