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Vaudeville! A Novel
por Gaétan Soucy; Sheila Fischman [Translator]
- Usado
- Brochura
- Condição
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0887847188
- ISBN 13
- 9780887847189
- Livreiro
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Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
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This Book is Conservatively Graded in Good Condition. The Softcovers have Light Surface Wear and Light Shelfwear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Spine is Not Creased; the Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and with No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have some Soiling but No Remainder Mark, Foxing, or Other Major Damage.
Book Description: Gaétan Soucy sets this acclaimed novel in a parallel-universe New York, just before the great stock market crash of 1929. Xavier X. Mortanse is an apprentice demolition worker who claims he's an immigrant from Hungary. By the time Xavier finds a singing frog in a miniature coffin, tries his luck on the vaudeville stage, and upsets a grandmaster chess match, we realize that nobody in this fascinating tableau will be what he or she appears. With Vaudeville!, Soucy has seduced readers into a netherworld of unforgettable eccentrics that riffs on chaos, corruption, and the surprising light of the human spirit.
Book Description: Gaétan Soucy sets this acclaimed novel in a parallel-universe New York, just before the great stock market crash of 1929. Xavier X. Mortanse is an apprentice demolition worker who claims he's an immigrant from Hungary. By the time Xavier finds a singing frog in a miniature coffin, tries his luck on the vaudeville stage, and upsets a grandmaster chess match, we realize that nobody in this fascinating tableau will be what he or she appears. With Vaudeville!, Soucy has seduced readers into a netherworld of unforgettable eccentrics that riffs on chaos, corruption, and the surprising light of the human spirit.
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- Livreiro
- W. White, Bookseller
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 20220111057
- Título
- Vaudeville! A Novel
- Autor
- Gaétan Soucy; Sheila Fischman [Translator]
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Good+
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 0887847188
- ISBN 13
- 9780887847189
- Editorial
- House of Anansi Press
- Local de publicação
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Data de publicação
- 2004
- Páginas
- 434
- Palavras-chave
- Canadian Literature, Contemporary Literature
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W. White, Bookseller
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Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Sobre W. White, Bookseller
I offer a wide variety of books on numerous topics and specialize in architecture and architectural history, art and art history, auction catalogs, academic history books and journals, and local histories, particularly ones of Alabama and the Southern United States. I am committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of service. All books are shipped promptly using USPS Media Mail within two business days of purchase and are packed securely and professionally to prevent any damage during shipping.
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