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GARDENS OF WATER.
por Drew, Alan
- Usado
- Assinado
- first
- Condição
- Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers.
- Livreiro
-
Ione, California, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York:: Random House,, (2008.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's first novel, set in a small town outside Istanbul in just before and after the devasting earthquake of 1999. This is the story of two families, one Kurdish, the other American, and of the conflicts between freedom and following the traditional ways. The author and his wife were teachers in Turkey for three years, arriving just four days before the quake hit. INSCRIBED on the title page - "---- All the best to you." Includes an interview with the author. 353 pp.
Sinopse
Alan Drew was born and raised in Southern California and has traveled throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He taught English literature for three years at a private high school in Istanbul, arriving just four days before the devastating 1999 Marmara earthquake. In 2004 he completed a master of fine arts degree at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he was awarded a Teaching/Writing Fellowship. He lives with his wife and son in Cincinnati. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Livreiro
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(US)
- Estoque do vendedor nº
- 44152
- Título
- GARDENS OF WATER.
- Autor
- Drew, Alan
- Formato/Encadernação
- SIGNED first edition -
- Estado do livro
- Novo
- Editorial
- Random House,
- Local de publicação
- New York:
- Data de publicação
- (2008.)
- Palavras-chave
- turkey, arc, uncorrected proof, earthquake, kurdish, california author,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- First book or first novel;
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