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Grass, Gunter, Local Anaesthetic
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About the Author
GÜNTER GRASS (1927–2015), Germany's most celebrated contemporary writer, attained worldwide renown with the publication of his novel The Tin Drum in 1959. A man of remarkable versatility, Grass was a poet, playwright, social critic, graphic artist, and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1999.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
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- PublisherHarcourt, Brace & World
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0151529574
- ISBN 13 9780151529575
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages284
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LOCAL ANAESTHETIC
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Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dustjacket is a bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- In this 1969 allegorical novel, a middle-aged teacher in Berlin needs extensive dental work--a perennial motif in Grass's novels, signifying the postwar moral decay of the German nation. At the same time, one of his students decides to protest the Vietnam War by burning his dog on a public street. Seller Inventory # 7844
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Local Anaesthetic
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Local Anaesthetic
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Local Anaesthetic
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Local Anaesthetic
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Local Anaesthetic
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Starusch, a 40 year old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123677790
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. (1st U.S. ediition) Sturdy book, quality light green cloth, bright bronze lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 284 heavy pages. DJ price-clipped, glossy white background to front and spine, a finger in orange and black held over a candle with yellow and blue flame. DJ has two microtears at bottom front edge, a small surface wear spot at top front near fingernail, light crease and tiny tear along top back edge, a photo of Grass on most of back, a microtear at bottom back edge. Near Good DJ/Very Fine book. Seller Inventory # 059404
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Local Anaesthetic
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Condition: Collectible-Acceptable. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing There is some crinkling to some of the pages possibly from water The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear/damage. This is a 1970 hardcover copy There is staining on the text block edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!. Seller Inventory # 5D4W9400006H_ns
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Local Anaesthetic
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