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First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. wITH 192 PAGES , SOFT COVER , GOOD CONDITION.
Published by Virago, London, 1980
Language: English
Seller: valley books, Holton, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Virago ModernClassics 189pp.
Published by Meridian
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4.
Published by Meridian
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Published by Frankfurt, M. : Schöffling Verlag, 2013
ISBN 10: 3895612359 ISBN 13: 9783895612350
Language: German
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Add to basketCondition: Wie neu. 250 (6) Seiten. 21,2 cm. Umschlaggestaltung: Christian Brandl. Sehr guter Zustand. Frisches Exemplar. Wie ungelesen. »Das Unbehagen der Geschlechter an- und miteinander umreißt (.) Paley (.) psychologisch komplex, sprachlich frei von jeder Eitelkeit, immer wieder auch mit Komik.« --Kai Sina, FAZ. Als reinen Glücksfall bezeichnete Grace Paley das Erscheinen ihres ersten Erzählungsbands DIE KLEINEN WIDRIGKEITEN DES LEBENS im Jahr 1959. Bis zum Beginn der amerikanischen Frauen-, Friedens- und Bürgerrechtsbewegung hatte die selbstbewusste New Yorker Hausfrau und Mutter ausschließlich Gedichte geschrieben. Aber dann habe sie ihr Gehör für die Geschichten ihrer Mitmenschen entdeckt, beschrieb Paley den Wechsel zu dem Genre, für das sie berühmt wurde. Diese Erfahrungen gibt sie mit ihrem ganz eigenen, von der Sprache der jüdisch-osteuropäischen Einwanderer gefärbten Ton wieder: im Sound ihrer Generation, in schlagfertigen Wortwechseln und Szenen urbanen Lebens. »Grace Paley gehört zu einer seltenen Gattung von Schriftstellern mit einer Stimme, wie niemand sonst sie hat: komisch, traurig, bescheiden, energisch, genau«, schwärmte Susan Sontag. Die Neuübersetzung der Erzählungen erschließt erstmals Paleys lakonische Genauigkeit, ihren eigenwilligen Witz und ihren ironisch unbekümmerten Blick auf die absurden Wendungen des Alltags: »Einmal hat mir mein Mann zu Weihnachten einen Besen geschenkt. Das war nicht recht. Niemand kann mir erzählen, er hätte es nett gemeint.« - Grace Paley (geboren als Grace Goodside 11. Dezember 1922 in New York City; gestorben 22. August 2007 in Thetford Hill, Vermont) war eine US-amerikanische Dichterin, Schriftstellerin und politische Aktivistin. Biografie: Grace Goodside war das jüngste von drei Kindern von Manja und Isaac Goodside (Gutseit), jüdischer Einwanderer aus der Ukraine (nach anderen Quellen: Russland). Ihr Vater hatte Medizin studiert und arbeitet als praktischer Arzt in der Bronx. Neben anderen Motiven bilden die Konflikte sowie der Kampf der Einwanderinnen und Einwanderer um ihr Überleben einen wesentlichen Teil in Paleys späterem schriftstellerischen Werk. 1938 und 1939 besuchte sie das Hunter College und dann kurz die New York University, erwarb aber keinen Abschluss. Anfang der 1940er Jahre studierte sie neben W. H. Auden an der New School for Social Research. Audens gesellschaftlichem Engagement und seiner Ironie wird großer Einfluss auf Paleys Frühwerk zugeschrieben. 1942 heiratete sie den Filmkameramann Jess Paley und bekam zwei Kinder. Bald danach trennte sie sich von Paley, wurde aber erst 1972 geschieden, um den Landschaftsarchitekten und Autor Robert Nichols zu heiraten. Frühwerk: Nach einigen Jahren als Sekretärin und Hausfrau wandte sie sich Mitte der 1950er Jahre wieder dem Schreiben zu. 1959 gelang es ihr, eine Sammlung von elf Kurzgeschichten unter dem Titel The Little Disturbances of Man (dt. Fleischvögel, später Die kleinen Widrigkeiten des Lebens) zu veröffentlichen. In der darin enthaltenen Geschichte The Used-Boy Raisers (dt. Die Erzieher von Gebrauchtjungen) erscheint auch erstmals die autobiografische Züge tragende Figur Faith Darwin, die in späteren Kurzgeschichten der Bände Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (dt. Ungeheure Veränderungen in letzter Minute) und Later the Same Day (dt. Später am selben Abend) wiederkehrt. Obwohl als Werk einer unbekannten Autorin zunächst von der Literaturkritik nicht sonderlich wahrgenommen, wurde es von Philip Roth und im New Yorker hoch eingeschätzt, was zum Erfolg des Bandes erheblich beitrug. Dies führte dazu, dass ihr mehrere Dozenturen, unter anderen an der Columbia University und dem City College of New York, übertragen wurden. Spätwerk: Mit Unterstützung ihres Nachbarn, des Schriftstellers Donald Barthelme, stellte sie eine zweite Sammlung von Erzählungen zusammen, die 1974 unter dem Titel Enormous Changes at the Last Minute erschien. Sie beschäftigten sich wieder mit Rassen-, Geschlechter- und Klassenfragen und sind stilistisch d.
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1973
ISBN 10: 0452250730 ISBN 13: 9780452250734
Language: English
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1986
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Add to basketBroché. Condition: Etat satisfaisant. in-8 Description :189 pp. Collection "Contemporary American Fiction". Un nom sur la page de garde. Couverture frottée. Langue : Anglais Nb de volumes : 1.
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Virago 1980, 1980
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Add to basketOctavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin.
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Add to basketCondition: Good. . Slightly dampstained.
Hardback. Condition: Good. Paley's quirky, boisterous characters and rich use of language won her readers' hearts and secured her place as one of America's most accomplished short-story writers. Her stories are united by her signature interweaving of personal and political truths, her extraordinary capacity for empathy and her pointed depiction of the small and large events that make up daily life. This is a rare copy of Grace Paley's debut collection of stories. First published in 1959 and reissued by Andre Deutsch in 1969.
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1960
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First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st UK. The book is bright and firm with a touch of foxing to the endpapers. The dj (protected, unclipped) is sound but with some marks - see pic Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Andre Deutsch, 196, London,, 1970
ISBN 10: 0233961321 ISBN 13: 9780233961323
Language: English
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 189. Black and white printed photo d/w. Short stories.Original publisher's red cloth boards with gilt lettering at spine. ISBN: 0233961321 Very good very good, slightly used dust jacket with slight edgewear at top rear. Decent copy.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 1968 Viking hardcover 1st thus. Staining/tanning and light edgewear and chipping on dj, a bit of soil on edge, else fine .
Published by New American Library, New York, 1973
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good+. Excellent condition with tight binding and clean, unmarked text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 189 pages.
Published by A Bantam Modern Classic/Published by Bantam Books/Bantam Books, Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, New York & London, 1969
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Used-Acceptable. Bantam Edition/Published: January 1969. 148 pp. Book shows heavy use, but still a good reading copy with clean text. Brittle pages. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. First end page and title page detached from spine.
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Add to basket189 S. Orig.-Leinwand. Erste Ausgabe. - Gutes Exemplar.
Published by A Plume Book/ New American Library/ Times Mirror, New York, London and Scarborough, Ontario, 1973
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First Edition
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Add to basketTrade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing, May 1973. 189 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Top right corner of front cover is creased. Moderate foxing on page edges.
Published by NY New American Library (1973)., 1973
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Add to basketVG PB. Owner's name fep. "Her language is so wild & fanciful that from time to time it takes off into a realm that borders on the surreal; her vision is of sexy little girls, loving & bickering copules, envenomed suburbanites, yowling job-hunters in an America that is nutty but so recognizable that it hurts" Harvey Swados. 7th ptg edition.
Published by Viking, 1959
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Viking 1959 hardcover with bright red cover that shows minimal wear. Clean pages, tight binding. Dust jacket (white with red and purple lettering) is seriously troubled by liver spotted discolorations.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Previous owner's name penned on first free end paper. End papers are lightly toned and soiled. Binding is square and tight. Red cloth boards are overall clean, though rubbed, lettering along spine is moderately rubbed. Text block is soiled. Dust jacket has several chips, one significant chip out of bottom spine end. Dust jacket covers are broned, lightly soiled, scuffed and rubbed. Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
Published by Spoken Arts, New York, 1959
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Records is still sealed.
Published by Viking Press
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Add to basketHardcover. 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 0.8.
Published by NAL/Plume, New York, 1973
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Signed
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Trade paperback, later printing. SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page. r/m. covers lightly rubbed. Signed by Author.
Published by MERIDIAN BOOKS, NY, 1960
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
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Add to basketPAPERBACK. Condition: VG. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION.
Published by Viking Press, New York, 1968
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Two tiny ink markings on contents page, tiny stain on topedge, near fine in a toned and soiled, very good dust jacket with a tanned spine, and tiny chips and tears.
Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1959
Language: English
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition. $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Two large tears to the front of the dust jacket. Small tears to the edges of the dust jacket, small pieces missing from the edges of the dust jacket, in a protective cover. No markings.