Compton Mckenzie (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brock, H M (illustrator). 1st Edition. Well loved copy. Spine slightly faded and turned at ends, stains and marks to slightly warped boards with bumped corners. Front and rear eps removed. Slight foxing to rear of frontis and one other plate and a biro squiggle on p205 otherwise clean throughout although slightly loose with the book opening to hinge in places. 8 colour plates and 84 in text b/w illustrations by Brock. Intro by McKenzie. xx + 268pps.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Novel set in Eastern Europe during World War II. Smooth leather binding with bright gilt lettering and five raised bars on spine, bright gilt borders on front and back boards; and bright gilt page edges. Marbled endpapers show some signs of very minor foxing (none on interior pages) and previous owner's name appears on front endpaper. Otherwise, overall, in very good+ condition. 489 pages. Scarce.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Novel set in Eastern Europe during World War II. Smooth leather binding with bright gilt lettering and five raised bars on spine, bright gilt borders on front and back boards; and bright gilt page edges. Marbled endpapers show some signs of very minor foxing (none on interior pages) and previous owner's name appears on front endpaper. Otherwise, overall, in very good+ condition. 304 pages. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Eastern Epic (1951) is a commissioned history by Scottish author Compton Mackenzie, documenting the crucial role of the Indian Army during World War II, focusing on the period from September 1939 to March 1943. Volume I, subtitled Defence, covers operations in North Africa, Syria, Iraq, Malaya, and Burma, highlighting the, at the time, often overlooked, massive contributions of British Indian forces. Some discolouration and foxing, marks on the cover, back cover faded and but otherwise good.

Edición de Cristina Valdés y Lucía Prada. 11,3x16,5. 374 pp. Enc. editorial. Ed. KRK. Oviedo, marzo de 2023. Extrañezas cosmopolitas es una antología literaria que incluye nueve relatos, dos poemas y una pieza teatral escritos por autoras y autores de distintos orígenes y circunstancias: Suhayl Saadi, Leila Aboulela, Tendai Huchu, Fatoumata Fathy Sidibé, Mojisola Adebayo, Marina Lewycka, Simone Lazaroo, Patricia Cottron-Daubigné, Alecia McKenzie, Chika Unigwe, Wayde Compton y A. L. Kennedy.Los textos incluidos en la antología tienen en común su interés por abordar experiencias de extrañamiento y otredad a través de la literatura contemporánea, y comparten un escenario similar: los personajes se enfrentan a cambios vitales sustanciales o a movimientos migratorios físicos, mentales o emocionales, ante los que reaccionan con procesos de asimilación, de adaptación, de aceptación o de hostilidad y marginalización.Todos ellos han sido traducidos al español por primera vez.ÍndiceSuhayl Saadi. BailarLeila Aboulela. El chico del kebabTendai Huchu. La ventaFatoumata Fathy Sidibé. La elegida (las máscaras también hablan)Mojisola Adebayo. El interrogatorio de Sandra BlandMarina Lewycka. El cuento de la persona dependiente tal y como fue relatado a Marina LewyckaSimone Lazaroo. Canciones de amor y advertenciaPatricia Cottron-Daubigné. Los que vienen de lejosAlecia McKenzie. Un proyecto pretenciosoChika Unigwe. Algodón de azúcarWayde Compton. La isla perdidaA. L. Kennedy. Mírame cómo.