Buy this book on-line Montero, Mayra : In the Palm of DarknessHarperColins Publishers, New York, New York, USA, 1997 ISBN 0060187034
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CH4 - DJ is mylar protected. Signed by the author in black felt tip on the title page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in burgandy paper with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with a large remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges plus there is a light remainder mark on the top outside paper edges plus there are three dogeared pages plus there is some very, very light edge wear along the bottom spine edge. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom edges. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. A novel set in Haiti about an AMerican herpetologist and his Haitian guuide searching for the rare and rapidly disappearing Blood Frog (Grenouille du Sang). The uathor uses the intertwining stories of the two to express the Afro-Caribbean perspective's conflict with the reason and logic of Western science. This is the author's first novel to be translated into English. By the author of "Veintitrés y Una Tortuga," "La Trenza de la Hermosa Luna," "La Última Noche Que Pasé Contigo (The Last Night I Spent with You)," "Del Rojo de Su Sombra (The Red of His Shadow)," "The Messenger," "You, Darkness," and "Deep Purple." 183p.. Remainder. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Montero, Mayra : In the Palm of Darkness. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, first editions, libri rari, atlases and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |