The Street Sweeper; SIGNED 1st/1st

Perlman, Elliot

ISBN 10: 0571236847 / ISBN 13: 9780571236848

Published by Faber & Faber, 2012

About this Item

Signed by Elliot Perlman to the title page. A fine, unread copy of a first edition, first impression paperback original with french flaps. All books are swathed in biodegradable bubble wrap and posted in strong, custom made book boxes to ensure undamaged delivery.

Seller Inventory # 003576

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Street Sweeper; SIGNED 1st/1st
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571236847
• ISBN 13: 9780571236848
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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About this title

Synopsis

On the crowded streets of New York City there are even more stories than there are people passing each other every day... only some of these stories survive to become history.

Lamont Williams, recently released from prison and working as a hospital janitor, strikes up an unlikely friendship with a patient, an elderly Jewish Holocaust survivor who starts to tell him of his extraordinary past.

Meanwhile Adam Zignelik, the son of a prominent Jewish civil rights lawyer, is facing a personal crisis: almost 40-years-old, his long-term relationship is faltering and his academic career has stalled. It's only when one of his late father's closest friends, the civil rights activist William McCray, suggests a promising research topic that the possibility of some kind of redemption arises.

Dealing with memory, racism and the human capacity for guilt, resilience, heroism, and unexpected kindness, The Street Sweeper spans over fifty years, and ranges from New York to Melbourne, Chicago, Warsaw and Auschwitz, as these two very different paths - Adam's and Lamont's - lead to one greater story.

About the Author

Elliot Perlmanis the acclaimed author of a collection of short stories and two novels,Three Dollars, the film adaptation of which was released in 2005, andSeven Types of Ambiguity, which was a 'New York Times Notable Book' and a national bestseller in France, where it was described 'one of the best novels of recent years, a complete success'(Le Monde). A barrister, he lived in New York for many years and currently lives in Melbourne.