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Laski and Diane try to cope with the death in childbirth of their first son, after ten years of attempting to conceive a child
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This is a little book with the largest of themes: birth and death. To tell precisely what happens ... would be like paraphrasing a poem. Suffice it to say that Kotzwinkle projects powerful feelings of love and loss. 'Swimmer in the Secret Sea' appeared first in Redbook and was among the O. Henry Prize stories of 1975. It is good to see that it has achieved a life of its own. --New York Times Book Review
'During that time, we managed to agree on only one short novel . . . William Kotzwinkle's Swimmer in the Secret Sea. He thought it was beautifully formed, I thought it was wise and sad.' --Serena Frome - in Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth
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'During that time, we managed to agree on only one short novel . . . William Kotzwinkle's Swimmer in the Secret Sea. He thought it was beautifully formed, I thought it was wise and sad.' --Serena Frome - in Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth
William Kotzwinkle is the author of many acclaimed children's books, including Walter the Farting Dog and ET: The Extra-Terrestrial. He has also written many novels and short story collections. He is a two-time winner of both the National Magazine Award for Fiction and the World Fantasy Award.
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- PublisherAidan Ellis Publishing
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0856280364
- ISBN 13 9780856280368
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages96
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Aidan Ellis 1976 First Edition First Printing Page edges lightly age-darkened else Fine book in lightly browned and rubbed Dust Jacket. ''. The brief cycle of a baby's life - labour, delivery, death, burial -m in the snow-covered isolation of a Northern landscape. the substance of an acute reading experience. ''. Book. Seller Inventory # 116093
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1. Seller Inventory # G0856280364I3N11
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Book Description [0-85628 036 4] 1976, 1st UK. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 89pp. 16mo. Tells the story of Johnny and Diane Laski, a sculptor and his wife, who live in the Maine countryside. They try to have a baby during a cold winter and this novella describes their dash to the hospital in the dark of night, the long labour, and their failed breech birth. A reminder of how birth SND death are intertwined, but still, not a narrative without hope. Signed to title page. A fine / fine copy. Jacket protected in loose mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # 130828
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Book Description Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine condition stated first printing signed by author on title page. Unread and free of owner's marks. Text block a bit toned, and edges coverboards rubbed. Dust jacket scuffed with rubbed edges and a bit of toning. In protective archival sleeve. signed by author or artist. Seller Inventory # 1875
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Hardcover Edition. SIGNED by William Kotzwinkle on title page. Near fine in a priceclipped, otherwise fine dj. (Top edge foxed) (GC). Seller Inventory # 5691
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