THE SEA - WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2005 - SIGNED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING

BANVILLE John

ISBN 10: 0330483285 / ISBN 13: 9780330483285

Published by Picador, London, 2005

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Incandescent prose. Beautifully textured characterisation. Transparent narratives. The adjectives to describe the writing of John Banville are all affirmative, and The Sea is a ringing affirmation of all his best qualities. His publishers are claiming that this novel by the Booker winning author is his finest yet, and while that claim may have an element of hyperbole, there is no denying that this perfectly balanced book is among the writer?s most accomplished work. Signed without Dedication by John Banville to the Title Page. Both Book and Dust Jacket are in As New condition. There are no inscriptions and the Dust Jacket has not been price clipped. This book is guaranteed to be a 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Publishers number sequence 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 confirms that this is a first printing. The Jacket is protected by archival protective covering. The book is professionally wrapped and packed with great care with bubble wrap and placed in a special book box to ensure that the book arrives at your destination in perfect condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SEA - WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2005 - SIGNED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING
• Publisher: Picador, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330483285
• ISBN 13: 9780330483285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Booker Prize
  • General

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Synopsis

When Max Morden returns to the coastal town where he spent a holiday in his youth he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family appear that long ago summer as if from another world. Drawn to the Grace twins, Chloe and Myles, Max soon finds himself entangled in their lives, which are as seductive as they are unsettling. What ensues will haunt him for the rest of his years and shape everything that is to follow. John Banville is one of the most sublime writers working in the English language. Utterly compelling, profoundly moving and illuminating, "The Sea" is quite possibly the best thing he has ever written.

About the Author

John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of many highly acclaimed and prize-winning novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Booker Prize. He has been awarded the Franz Kafka Prize and a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.