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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1981. First British Edition and true First edition . Signed by Theroux, without inscription, on the title page. Octavo, illustrated jacket design by Mon Mohan based on the painting "La Charmeuse de Serpents by Henri "Le Douanier" Rousseau; forest green cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting; 392 pp. Fine book in a Fine, unclipped jacket. See scans. Theroux's 1981 tale of a middle-aged professor's estrangement-escape from modern society by way of a "muddled, metaphysical journey into the jungle" won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was named the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year, and was the basis of the (now) critically well-regarded Peter Weir - Harrison Ford film of the same name in 1996. Most collectible form. Please see scans. L54n
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Paul Theroux’s highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and The Happy Isles of Oceania. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton and Houghton Mifflin
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0241106885
- ISBN 13 9780241106884
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages392
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