A fine / near fine first edition and first printing copy; flat signed on the title page by Mr. Vassanji. This copy has two faded marks on the lower page block, otherwise a fine copy. Seller Inventory # 003122

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Title: The Book Of Secrets (Signed USA First ...

Publisher: Picador USA, Toronto, ON

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

When retired schoolteacher Pius Fernandes discovers the 1913 diary of a British colonial administrator, he is drawn into a provocative account of the Asian community of East Africa and the liaisons, secrets, and feelings of its people. Winner of the Giller Prize.

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"Rich . . . wonderful . . . entertaining . . . a celebration of storytelling." --David Willis McCullough, " The New York Times Book Review"
"A love affair with the past . . . [an] exquisite, tender, and possibly great novel." --"The New Yorker "
"Well-written, mulit-layered, and teasingly inconclusive . . . Offers a view of an area seldom treated in fiction. --"The Atlantic Monthly"

Rich . . . wonderful . . . entertaining . . . a celebration of storytelling. "David Willis McCullough, The New York Times Book Review"

A love affair with the past . . . [an] exquisite, tender, and possibly great novel. "The New Yorker"

Well-written, mulit-layered, and teasingly inconclusive . . . Offers a view of an area seldom treated in fiction. "The Atlantic Monthly""

"Rich . . . wonderful . . . entertaining . . . a celebration of storytelling." --David Willis McCullough, The New York Times Book Review

"A love affair with the past . . . [an] exquisite, tender, and possibly great novel." --The New Yorker

"Well-written, mulit-layered, and teasingly inconclusive . . . Offers a view of an area seldom treated in fiction." --The Atlantic Monthly

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