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A carregar... Nabokov's Butterfly: And Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books (2006)por Rick Gekoski
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. You'd have to be a rare-book collecting nerd like me to thoroughly enjoy this book. Even still, the author does a very good job detailing some of the world's biggest rare-book deals -- most of which he conveniently was involved with one way or another. You'll learn about rare editions of: Lolita, The Hobbit, Lord of the Flies, The Pictures of Dorian Gray, [b:On the Road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573], Ulysses, Sons and Lovers, The Catcher in the Rye, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, The Colossus, A Confederacy of Dunces, Animal Farm, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. ( ) sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
In Tolkien's Gown, a book based loosely on that hugely successful radio series, Rick Gekoski discusses twenty great works of modern literature as both texts and objects. At once erudite and funny, the essays give a publishing biography of each book, together with comments about the author's involvement with first editions of the works. 'What is the value of a book?' he asks. The answers are both critical and financial, involving appraisals of the literary qualities of the works, together with an account of their (sometimes surprising) value in the rare book trade. His stories are fascinating and diverse, and involve memorable encounters with, among others, Graham Greene, William Golding, J.D. Salinger, Ted Hughes, Salman Rushdie, Julian Barnes and Harold Pinter. Relations between book dealers and authors can be uneasy: J.D. Salinger threatens a law suit, William Golding produces a parody of the author, Ted Hughes thinks he has been overcharged. While Graham Greene is simply delighted to have done business. For anyone who loves books,Tolkien's Gown offers a wealth of amusement and instruction, and enough literary anecdotes to last a lifetime. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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