Cossery Albert (406 results)
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Better World Books: West
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Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.INDOO
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Seller: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Better World Books: West
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.INDOO
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Who are the jokers? The jokers are the government, and the biggest joker of all is the governor, a bug-eyed, strutting, rapacious character of unequaled incompetence who presides over the nameless Middle Eastern city where this effervescent comedy by Albert Cossery is set. The jokers are als…o the revolutionaries, no less bumbling and no less infatuated with the trappings of power than the government they oppose. And the jokers are Karim, Omar, Heykal, Urfy, and their friends, free spirits who see the other jokers for the jokers they are and have cooked up a sophisticated and, most important, foolproof plan to enliven public life with a dash of subversive humor. The joke is on them all. Who are the jokers? The jokers are the government, and the biggest joker of all is the governor, a bug-eyed, strutting, rapacious character of unequaled incompetence who presides over the nameless Middle Eastern city where this effervescent comedy by Albert Cossery is set. The jokers are also the revolutionaries, no less bumbling and no less infatuated with the trappings of power than the government they oppose. And the jokers are Karim, Omar, Heykal, Urfy, and their friends, free spirits who see the other jokers for the jokers they are and have cooked up a sophisticated and, most important, foolproof plan to enliven public life with a dash of subversive humor. The joke is on them all. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Philosopher's Stone Books, Lake Katrine, NY, U.S.A.Philosopher's Stone Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 190 pages in paper wrappers with author's photo illustration in rear, 1st English translation, age tone to cover edges and foxing to page decks, unidentified inscription dated NYC 1990 on front fly.
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Language: English
Published by New Directions Publishing Corporation, US, 2011
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Paperback. Condition: New. His eyes "shine with a glimmer of perpetual amusement"; his sartorial taste is impeccable; Ossama is "a thief, not a legitimated thief, such as a minister, banker, or real-estate developer; he is a modest thief." He knows "that by dressing with the same elegance as the licensed robbers of the people, h…e could elude the mistrustful gaze of the police," and so he glides lazily around the cafe´s of Cairo, seeking his prey. His country may be a disaster, but he's a hedonist convinced that "nothing on this earth is tragic for an intelligent man."One fat victim ("everything about him oozed opulence and theft on a grand scale") is relieved of his crocodile wallet. In it Ossama finds not just a gratifying amount of cash, but also a letter - a letter from the Ministry of Public Works, cutting off its ties to the fat man. A source of rich bribes heretofore, the fat man is now too hot to handle; he's a fabulously wealthy real-estate developer, lately much in the news because one of his cheap buildings has just collapsed, killing 50 tenants. Ossama "by some divine decree has become the repository of a scandal" of epic proportions. And so he decides he must act. . . .Among the books to be treasured by the utterly singular Albert Cossery, his last, hilarious novel, The Colors of Infamy, is a particular jewel.
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Seller: Dave Wilhelm Books, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.Dave Wilhelm Books
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Seller: Gene The Book Peddler, Winchester, NH, U.S.A.Gene The Book Peddler
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition/First Printing. first edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, great copy.
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Language: English
Published by New Directions Publishing Corporation, US, 2013
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Paperback. Condition: New. Laziness in the Fertile Valley is Albert Cossery's biting social satire about a father, his three sons, and their uncle - slackers one and all. One brother has been sleeping for almost seven years, waking only to use the bathroom and eat a meal. Another savagely defends the household from women. Serag,… the youngest, is the only member of the family interested in getting a job. But even he - try as he might - has a hard time resisting the call of laziness.
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Seller: Eat My Words Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Eat My Words Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good+. Binding tight. Spine in good condition. Covers and spine contain tanning and sun marks from time. Very minor wear at cover edges. Pages clean and bright throughout. Support an independent used bookstore in Minneapolis! ; 8.8 X 5.8 X 0.7 inches; 250 pages.
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Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.INDOO
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Early in Proud Beggars, a brutal and motiveless murder is committed in a Cairo brothel. But the real mystery at the heart of Albert Cosserys wry black comedy is not the cause of this death but the paradoxical richness to be found in even the most materially impoverished life. Chief among Cos…serys proud beggars is Gohar, a former professor turned whorehouse accountant, hashish aficionado, and street philosopher. Such is his native charm that he has accumulated a small coterie that includes Yeghen, a rhapsodic poet and drug dealer, and El Kordi, an ineffectual clerk and would-be revolutionary who dreams of rescuing a consumptive prostitute. The police investigator Nour El Dine, harboring a dark secret of his own, suspects all three of the murder but finds himself captivated by their warm good humor. How is it that they live amid degrading poverty, yet possess a joie de vivre that even the most assiduous forces of state cannot suppress? Do they, despite their rejection of social norms and all ambition, hold the secret of contentment? And so this short novel, considered one of Cosserys masterpieces, is at once biting social commentary, police procedural, and a mischievous delight in its own right. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
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Seller: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA
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Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good softcover, introduction by Alyson Waters, translated from the French, previous owner's inscription on flyleaf.
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Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. moderate wear, moderate blemishes or marks, no underlining or highlighting.
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Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germanymedimops
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Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germanymedimops
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