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Livres anciens et modernes

Buck

THE GOOD EARTH

The Franklin Library, 1975

82,50 €

Buddenbrooks Inc.

(Newburyport, États-Unis d'Amérique)

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Année
1975
Lieu d'édition
Franklin Center
Auteur
Buck
Éditeurs
The Franklin Library

Description

First Edition from the Franklin Library. With charming colour illustrations by Anthony Young Chen in the tradition of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties. 8vo, publisherís original full brown leather in morocco grain, ornately decorated and lettered in gilt on the spine between four raised bands, gilt-decorated on the covers, moire silk endleaves, and with a red silk bookmark, a.e.g. 345 pp. A pristine copy, as mint.

Edizione: a pristine copy of this classic story. publication of buck's second novel the good earth, was quite an event. the book received rave reviews ("a beautiful, beautiful book," said the saturday review); became a bestseller here and was translated into more than a dozen promise with a brilliance that passed the most optimistic expectations." and then, the pulitzer. the franklin edition is richly decorated and tastefully designed.<br> buckís work is notable in that it was radical--she introduced chinese life to readers at a time when xenophobia in the west was high--and she was a great storyteller. through her beautifully written stories, readers could enjoy a glimpse of daily life in china and empathize with the characters and people depicted.
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