Middle England by Coe Jonathan, First Edition (23 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condition: New. 2024. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . .

hard. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first edition (First edition, first printing, signed by the author) 'THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT' THE TIMES 'A COMEDY FOR OUR TIMES' GUARDIAN _________________ 'It was tempting to think, at times like this, that some bizarre hysteria had gripped the British people' Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland, and London, where frenzied riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a brilliantly vivid cast of characters through a time of immense change. There are newlyweds Ian and Sophie, who disagree about the future of the country and, possibly, the future of their relationship; Doug, the political commentator who writes impassioned columns about austerity from his Chelsea townhouse, and his radical teenage daughter who will stop at nothing in her quest for social justice; Benjamin Trotter, who embarks on an apparently doomed new career in middle age, and his father Colin, whose last wish is to vote in the European referendum. And within all these lives is the story of modern England: a story of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage. Following in the footsteps of The Rotters' Club and The Closed Circle , Jonathan Coe's new novel is the novel for our strange new times. _________________ 'Brilliantly funny ' Economist 'A writer of uncommon decency' Observer 'A pertinent, entertaining study of a nation in crisis' Financial Times , Books of the Year 'Superb' The Times '[Coe's] light, funny writing makes you feel better' Evening Standard 'Very, very funny' Stylist 'Coe is as funny and tender as ever' Grazia 'Exceptionally good' BBC Radio 4, Saturday Review 'The great chronicler of Englishness' Independent.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Exclusive signed first edition with the special tipped in page that has been signed by the author. The rear panel has a light dent in the fore edge and very slight corner bumping. The tops of the page edges have some light marking near the spine but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has a signed copy and a BBC Radio 4 sticker on the front panel and otherwise only slight edge creasing and light rubbing to the top rear corner. First printing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Knopf, New York, 2019. First American edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket, but for remainder mark lower text block. A clean tight unread copy. Original publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($27.95.

Condition: New. 2024. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Signed by the author. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and fading.

Condition: Sehr gut. Deutsche Taschenbucherstausgabe. 478 (2) Seiten. 18,7 cm. Umschlaggestaltung: Nele Schütz Design. Sehr guter Zustand. ğGradios, wie dieser Roman den scheinbar zusammenhanglosen Ereignissen nachspürt, die Großbritannien in die Knie gehen ließen.Ğ - Observer. Ab wann lief alles schief? Benjamin Trotter zieht in eine romantische Wassermühle in die Grafschaft Shropshire, ins Herz des ländlichen England, um seinen Roman, an dem er schon dreißig Jahre arbeitet, zu beenden. Seine Nichte Sophie fühlt sich im multikulturellen London zu Hause, lebt aber nach der Heirat mit ihrem Mann in der Provinz und spürt ein zunehmendes Unbehagen; ist auch er so fremdenfeindlich wie seine Mutter Doug, Journalist und Labour-Anhänger, schämt sich für sein luxuriöses Leben im reichen Chelsea, das sich kaum jemand noch leisten kann. In den vermeintlich idyllischen Midlands mit festen Werten und Traditionen kommt eine bizarre Sehnsucht nach Englishness auf, und eine tiefe Kluft zieht in diesem abgehängten Landesteil durch alle menschlichen Beziehungen. Ab wann lief alles schief? Dieser unterhaltsame und fein gesponnene Gesellschaftsroman blickt tief in die Seele des englischen Wesens. - Jonathan Coe (* 19. August 1961 in Birmingham) ist ein englischer Schriftsteller. Leben: Seine Schulzeit absolvierte Coe in seiner Heimatstadt an der King Edward's School und studierte anschließend am Trinity College, Cambridge. Derzeit (2010) lehrt er an der University of Warwick. Seine oft humorvoll und satirisch geprägten Romane sind in erster Linie von der Beschäftigung mit sozialen Fragen geprägt. So gilt sein Roman Allein mit Shirley als bissige Satire über die konservative Sozial- und Wirtschaftspolitik der Ära Margaret Thatcher. Sein autobiographisch geprägter Roman Erste Riten schildert die Geschichte zweier Jugendlicher aus unterschiedlichen sozialen Schichten in den 1970er Jahren. Sein 2020 ins Deutsch übersetzter Roman, Middle England, handelt zum dritten Mal von den Mitgliedern einer Familie der Mittelschicht aus Birmingham, die schon in Ersten Riten und Klassentreffen im Mittelpunkt der Handlung standen, sowie ihren Angehörigen und Freunden und wie sie die Jahre vor und um das Referendum über den Brexit (2010 bis 2018) erleben. . . . Aus: wikipedia-Jonathan_Coe. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 405 Taschenbuch. Kartoniert. Laminiert. Glanzfolienkaschierung.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition/1st impression. Without inscription in not price clipped dust jacket, which is now protected by a removable transparent wrapper.

Condition: BUONO USATO. I ED. INGLESE Prima edizione. Brossura in cartoncino, illustrata, con lievi segni d'uso e di piega ed in buono stato complessivo. Tagli e pagine leggermente ingialliti; quest'ultime salde e con ampio margine. Numero pagine 424.

(Categ. Lett. Straniera) - (In 8.vo cm. 14x22) - (Legatura : cart. editoriale con risvolti) - (Ed. : prima ed. italiana) - (pp. 398) - (Collana : Narratori). Trad. Castagnone M.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. "First published 2018" statement and first printing code 00I to the copyright page. SIGNED by the fellow of Royal Society of Literature and John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and Samuel Johnson Prize winning author to the title page. This novel, set in England from 2009-17 depicting different families lives who are upset and effected by political and social changes, earned numerous accolades including The Costa Book Award and the European Book Prize. Fine, square, tight and unread in blue linen boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, blood-orange woven-silk headband and tail-band, blood-orange end-papers; in a fine dust jacket; original printed £16.99 price still intact to the front inner flap; Independent U.K. bookstore's printed certificate of signed authenticity band loosely wrapped around the dust jacket. Octavo; 424 pages; author's notes to the rear. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed to signature page. Near fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. The signed first edition, first printing of Jonathan Coe's political fiction novel with the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing ofMiddle Englandby Jonathan Coe, in the original publisher's binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author.Middle England is a fiction novel which centres around the character's experiences after the Brexit Referendum (2016) in Britain. It is the third of a trilogy afterThe Rotter's Club(2001) andThe Closed Circle(2004).Jonathan Coe is an English novelist whose fiction works typically reflect relevant political issues. Other works includeWhat a Carve Up!(1994) which is set within the context of Thatcherite policies of the 1980s. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. The dust wrapper is in fine condition. There is some very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed to tip in page. Brand new copy. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A fine signed first edition novel by Jonathan Coe, his final in his trilogy following the lives of one extended family, with this novel looking in particular at Brexit. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The third novel in Jonathan Coe's trilogy, following 'The Rotters' Club' and 'The Closed Circle', taking place before, during, and after the Brexit referendum. 'Middle England' follows the characters from the previous two novels as they grow, taking place roughly forty years after the first novel. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

[Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 424. SIGNED by the author in black ink to preliminary leaf. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine and red endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £16.99. Promotional stickers to front cover. A fine, as-new copy. A follow-up to 'The Rotters' Club' (2001) and 'The Closed Circle' (2004), featuring the Brexit referendum.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st UK, 1st impression. Coe does deservedly inhabit this eponymous territory and his novel is a welcome addition to his acutely observed state-of-the-nation work, this time dealing with austerity, discrimination and Brexit. A very collectable signed example. .