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The Selkirk Strip: A Post-Imperial Tale (2011)
EN PB NWISBN: 9780571260539 bzw. 0571260535, in Englisch, 212 Seiten, Faber and Faber, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Book Depository US.
Aldous Cotton, commonly known as Gus, a civil servant of dry and melancholy humour, stands observing the November dawn from his North London doorstep. His calm existence is about to be disrupted by two events: the invasion of that unloved piece of imperial territory on the other side of the world, known as the Selkirk Strip; and the arrival of his wife's mysterious cousin, Alan Breck Stewart, a survivor of mysterious pasts, unwitting provoker of destruction. While the entire country embarks on a patriotic binge, Alan Breck Stewart pursues his own peculiar path, leaving behind him a wake of ***ual disaster and personal disintegration. Splenetic journalists, strong-willed women, tortuously bland civil servants and West Country Catholic gentry - all come under Ferdinand Mount's finely ground microscope in this tragi-comedy or manners and morals. And in Alan Breck Stewart he has created one of those extraordinary characters who burst from the page in embarrassing abandon. , Paperback, Ausgabe: Main, Label: Faber and Faber, Faber and Faber, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-11-10, Studio: Faber and Faber, Verkaufsrang: 3683075.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Book Depository US.
Aldous Cotton, commonly known as Gus, a civil servant of dry and melancholy humour, stands observing the November dawn from his North London doorstep. His calm existence is about to be disrupted by two events: the invasion of that unloved piece of imperial territory on the other side of the world, known as the Selkirk Strip; and the arrival of his wife's mysterious cousin, Alan Breck Stewart, a survivor of mysterious pasts, unwitting provoker of destruction. While the entire country embarks on a patriotic binge, Alan Breck Stewart pursues his own peculiar path, leaving behind him a wake of ***ual disaster and personal disintegration. Splenetic journalists, strong-willed women, tortuously bland civil servants and West Country Catholic gentry - all come under Ferdinand Mount's finely ground microscope in this tragi-comedy or manners and morals. And in Alan Breck Stewart he has created one of those extraordinary characters who burst from the page in embarrassing abandon. , Paperback, Ausgabe: Main, Label: Faber and Faber, Faber and Faber, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-11-10, Studio: Faber and Faber, Verkaufsrang: 3683075.
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The Selkirk Strip: A Post-Imperial Tale (2011)
EN PB USISBN: 9780571260539 bzw. 0571260535, in Englisch, 212 Seiten, Faber and Faber, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, tabletopart.
Aldous Cotton, commonly known as Gus, a civil servant of dry and melancholy humour, stands observing the November dawn from his North London doorstep. His calm existence is about to be disrupted by two events: the invasion of that unloved piece of imperial territory on the other side of the world, known as the Selkirk Strip; and the arrival of his wife's mysterious cousin, Alan Breck Stewart, a survivor of mysterious pasts, unwitting provoker of destruction. While the entire country embarks on a patriotic binge, Alan Breck Stewart pursues his own peculiar path, leaving behind him a wake of ***ual disaster and personal disintegration. Splenetic journalists, strong-willed women, tortuously bland civil servants and West Country Catholic gentry - all come under Ferdinand Mount's finely ground microscope in this tragi-comedy or manners and morals. And in Alan Breck Stewart he has created one of those extraordinary characters who burst from the page in embarrassing abandon. , Paperback, Ausgabe: Main, Label: Faber and Faber, Faber and Faber, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-11-10, Studio: Faber and Faber, Verkaufsrang: 3683075.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, tabletopart.
Aldous Cotton, commonly known as Gus, a civil servant of dry and melancholy humour, stands observing the November dawn from his North London doorstep. His calm existence is about to be disrupted by two events: the invasion of that unloved piece of imperial territory on the other side of the world, known as the Selkirk Strip; and the arrival of his wife's mysterious cousin, Alan Breck Stewart, a survivor of mysterious pasts, unwitting provoker of destruction. While the entire country embarks on a patriotic binge, Alan Breck Stewart pursues his own peculiar path, leaving behind him a wake of ***ual disaster and personal disintegration. Splenetic journalists, strong-willed women, tortuously bland civil servants and West Country Catholic gentry - all come under Ferdinand Mount's finely ground microscope in this tragi-comedy or manners and morals. And in Alan Breck Stewart he has created one of those extraordinary characters who burst from the page in embarrassing abandon. , Paperback, Ausgabe: Main, Label: Faber and Faber, Faber and Faber, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-11-10, Studio: Faber and Faber, Verkaufsrang: 3683075.
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The Selkirk Strip: A Post-Imperial Tale (2010)
EN NWISBN: 9780571260539 bzw. 0571260535, in Englisch, 212 Seiten, Faber & Faber, neu.
Lieferung aus: Spanien, Normalmente se envía en el plazo de 1-2 días laborable.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, The_Book_Depository_ES.
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