Isbn: 9781910695432 - Flights (7 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut leichte Lagerspuren -Flights, a novel about travel in the twenty-first century and human anatomy, is Olga Tokarczuk's most ambitious to date. It interweaves travel narratives and reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body, broaching life, death, motion, and migration. From the seventeenth century, we have the story of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen, who dissected and drew pictures of his own amputated leg. From the eighteenth century, we have the story of a North African-born slave turned Austrian courtier stuffed and put on display after his death. In the nineteenth century, we follow Chopin's heart as it makes the covert journey from Paris to Warsaw. In the present we have the trials of a wife accompanying her much older husband as he teaches a course on a cruise ship in the Greek islands, and the harrowing story of a young husband whose wife and child mysteriously vanish on a holiday on a Croatian island. With her signature grace and insight, Olga Tokarczuk guides the reader beyond the surface layer of modernity and towards the core of the very nature of humankind. 400 pp. Englisch, Polnisch.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A seventeenth-century Dutch anatomist discovers the Achilles tendon by dissecting his own amputated leg. Chopin's heart is carried back to Warsaw in secret by his adoring sister. A woman must return to her native Poland in order to poison her terminally ill high school sweetheart, and a young man slowly descends into madness when his wife and child mysteriously vanish during a vacation and just as suddenly reappear. Through these brilliantly imagined characters and stories, interwoven with haunting, playful, and revelatory meditations, Flights explores what it means to be a traveler, a wanderer, a body in motion not only through space but through time. Where are you from? Where are you coming in from? Where are you going? we call to the traveler. Enchanting, unsettling, and wholly original, Flights is a master storyteller's answer. 411 pages.…

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Paperback. Condition: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Sg - leichte Beschädigungen oder Verschmutzungen, ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt - FLIGHTS, a novel about travel in the twenty-first century and human anatomy, is Olga Tokarczuk's most ambitious to date. It interweaves travel narratives and reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body, broaching life, death, motion, and migration. From the seventeenth century, we have the story of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen, who dissected and drew pictures of his own amputated leg. From the eighteenth century, we have the story of a North African-born slave turned Austrian courtier stuffed and put on display after his death. In the nineteenth century, we follow Chopin's heart as it makes the covert journey from Paris to Warsaw. In the present we have the trials of a wife accompanying her much older husband as he teaches a course on a cruise ship in the Greek islands, and the harrowing story of a young husband whose wife and child mysteriously vanish on a holiday on a Croatian island. With her signature grace and insight, Olga Tokarczuk guides the reader beyond the surface layer of modernity and towards the core of the very nature of humankind.…

** SIGNED, DATED** Fitzcarraldo Edition **A true UK first / first, with the correct dates and no later edition stated. Signed by the author and dated. A fine copy of this novel protected in mylar. Slight wearing to exterior eddies and spine of book. Please see the pictures as the the wear is very minor. The pages are as new, clear and crisp, page corners are sharp. The book is told-in-fragments by the Polish author, first published in her home country in 2007. The title refers to a sect of Old Believers who thought that being in constant motion helped them avoid evil. Winner of the Man Booker International Prize.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. A gorgeous, Fine copy in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. Condition Details: Book: Bound in deep green paper-covered boards with crisp gilt lettering stamped to the spine. The binding is rigid, square, and completely unread. Pages are exceptionally bright and clean throughout. No remainder marks, internal blemishes, or previous owner inscriptions. The full 1 to 10 number line on the copyright page establishes this as a true UK first impression. Dust Jacket: The beautifully illustrated matte wrap-around dust jacket is exceptionally fresh and crisp. It shows no edge-wear, rubbing, or signs of handling. The colors are rich and completely un-faded. Now protected in a clear, removable, archival-quality mylar sleeve. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece The Overstory. A superb, investment-grade copy for collectors of modern first editions and contemporary literary fiction. Fully insured shipping, securely packed with plenty of bubble wrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within two to three days). Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A true UK first / first, with the correct dates and no later edition stated. Signed by the author and unmarred by a dedication / location / date. A perfect copy of this novel-told-in-fragments by the Polish author, first published in her home country in 2007. The title refers to a sect of Old Believers who thought that being in constant motion helped them avoid evil. Winner of the Man Booker International Prize No faults. Signed by Author(s).…