Lessons: A novel [1st PRINT / SIGNED]
Language: English
Published by Knopf, 2022
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- New
Seller: OldBooksFromTheBasement, Maryland Heights, MO, U.S.A.OldBooksFromTheBasement
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Knopf, 2022, New York. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Stated "First United States Edition", assumed first printing due to the absence of any number line. 9-1/2" tall, 431 numbered pages followed by unnumbered pages of "Acknowledgements', "Permission Acknowledgements", "A Note About the Author" and "A Note About the Type"; smooth black boards with black quarter binding, coppery lettering on spine; front board is plain; plain ivory end pages; fore edge is not trimmed. The book is brand new and pristine: it is square, spotlessly clean, free of corner bumps and edge dings; head and heel of spine undamaged; hinges are very tight and not damaged in any fashion. The interior is completely free of writing (except for author's signature), stray marks, stains of any sort and page damage of any type. Paper is very flexible. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; pages are tight and clean with no marks. Jacket is also brand new and also pristine: it is perfectly clean; no tears, folds or fading; no bumps on corners or edges; publisher's original price of "$30.00" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being brand new and not read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. The jacket has a 1-1/2" circular black-on-gold "SIGNED / FIRST / EDITION" sticker on front panel at the lower fore edge corner. Signed by the author in thin black pen on a publisher's tipped-in signature page which immediately follows the FFEP. …
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- Title
- Lessons: A novel [1st PRINT / SIGNED]
- Author
- McEwan, Ian
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0593535200
- ISBN 13
- 9780593535202
- Edition
- 1st Edition
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Vogue • The New Yorker
“Masterful.... McEwan is a storyteller at the peak of his powers…. One of the joys of the novel is the way it weaves history into Roland’s biography…. The pleasure in reading this novel is letting it wash over you.” —Associated Press
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Two thousand miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.
Now, when his wife vanishes, leaving him alone with his tiny son, Roland is forced to confront the reality of his restless existence. As the radiation from Chernobyl spreads across Europe, he begins a search for answers that looks deep into his family history and will last for the rest of his life.
Haunted by lost opportunities, Roland seeks solace through every possible means—music, literature, friends, sex, politics, and, finally, love cut tragically short, then love ultimately redeemed. His journey raises important questions for us all. Can we take full charge of the course of our lives without causing damage to others? How do global events beyond our control shape our lives and our memories? And what can we really learn from the traumas of the past?
Epic, mesmerizing, and deeply humane, Lessons is a chronicle for our times—a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one man's lifetime.
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