9780679444626 - Midnight's Children Everyman's Library by Rushdie, Salman (34 results)

Condition: good. Used - Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.

Condition: good. Used may have minimal highlights, annotations, creases, curled corners, writing on some pages, discoloration, dust from shelves, may need batteries.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The author of The Stananic Verses creates a fascinating family saga about the birth and maturity of a land and its people--a brilliant incarnation of the human comedy. 'Rushdie has achieved a magnificent and unique work of fiction'.--The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "BEST OF THE BOOKER" AWARD WINNER This towering classic of international literature is at once a riveting family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people.One of the most important books to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation. The New York Review of BooksSaleem Sinai, the hero of Midnight's Children, is one of the thousand and one children born in India at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the dawn of its independence from British rulethe moment, in the words of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, when India had her "'tryst with destiny.'" The twists and turns of this destiny form the springboard from which Salman Rushdie launches into his celebrated fantasia of our modernity.At once a fairy tale, a furious political satire, and a meditation on the ways in which time and change both shape and are shaped by the life of a single individual, Midnight's Children announced the triumphant return of epic storytelling to our highly evolved literary tradition. With its central themes of displacement and indeterminacy, and its highly original use of a polyglot vocabulary absorbed form three distinct but overlapping cultures, this book anticipated and to a certain extent defined the multifarious, dislocated, ever-expanding world in which, increasingly, we all live. Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981 and then in 2008 it was named "'The Best of the Booker,'" the best book to have won the prize in the forty years of its existence."Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times. The author of The Stananic Verses creates a fascinating family saga about the birth and maturity of a land and its people--a brilliant incarnation of the human comedy. "Rushdie has achieved a magnificent and unique work of fiction".--The Philadelphia Inquirer. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Everyman's Library; 5.31 X 1.37 X 8.43 inches; 632 pages; Light foxing to the exterior edge of pages only. Name written on first blank page. Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing.; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Number 217 in the Everyman's Library series. Introduction by Anita Desai. Third printing thus. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Sewn-in ribbon bookmark.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.

Condition: New. pp. 632.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A FINE, CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY IN A FINE JACKET/brodart covered. First Everyman's Edition stated on copyright page. A very nice copy. No bumped corners to book. No tears, no chips to jacket. No signatures. Jacket is not priced clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. Everyman's Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 632 pages; 1995 Alfred A. Knopf / Everyman's Library. HC/DJ 1st Everyman's printing. Snugly bound and clean in original pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $20 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Prior owner's small circular ownership stamp to front flyleaf; otherwise clean and unmarked. Mild toning to page block edges; superficial shelf evidence to jacket edges and surfaces. VG+/VG+.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Third Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. 1st Everyman's Library edition 1st printing - slight wear to top edge of dust jacket (now in mylar cover) otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Number 217 in the Everyman's Library series. Introduction by Anita Desai. First edition thus. One bumped corner, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Sewn-in ribbon bookmark.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 632 pages. 8.25x5.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "BEST OF THE BOOKER" AWARD WINNER This towering classic of international literature is at once a riveting family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people.One of the most important books to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation. The New York Review of BooksSaleem Sinai, the hero of Midnight's Children, is one of the thousand and one children born in India at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the dawn of its independence from British rulethe moment, in the words of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, when India had her "'tryst with destiny.'" The twists and turns of this destiny form the springboard from which Salman Rushdie launches into his celebrated fantasia of our modernity.At once a fairy tale, a furious political satire, and a meditation on the ways in which time and change both shape and are shaped by the life of a single individual, Midnight's Children announced the triumphant return of epic storytelling to our highly evolved literary tradition. With its central themes of displacement and indeterminacy, and its highly original use of a polyglot vocabulary absorbed form three distinct but overlapping cultures, this book anticipated and to a certain extent defined the multifarious, dislocated, ever-expanding world in which, increasingly, we all live. Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981 and then in 2008 it was named "'The Best of the Booker,'" the best book to have won the prize in the forty years of its existence."Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times. The author of The Stananic Verses creates a fascinating family saga about the birth and maturity of a land and its people--a brilliant incarnation of the human comedy. "Rushdie has achieved a magnificent and unique work of fiction".--The Philadelphia Inquirer. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "BEST OF THE BOOKER" AWARD WINNER This towering classic of international literature is at once a riveting family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people.One of the most important books to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation. The New York Review of BooksSaleem Sinai, the hero of Midnight's Children, is one of the thousand and one children born in India at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the dawn of its independence from British rulethe moment, in the words of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, when India had her "'tryst with destiny.'" The twists and turns of this destiny form the springboard from which Salman Rushdie launches into his celebrated fantasia of our modernity.At once a fairy tale, a furious political satire, and a meditation on the ways in which time and change both shape and are shaped by the life of a single individual, Midnight's Children announced the triumphant return of epic storytelling to our highly evolved literary tradition. With its central themes of displacement and indeterminacy, and its highly original use of a polyglot vocabulary absorbed form three distinct but overlapping cultures, this book anticipated and to a certain extent defined the multifarious, dislocated, ever-expanding world in which, increasingly, we all live. Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981 and then in 2008 it was named "'The Best of the Booker,'" the best book to have won the prize in the forty years of its existence."Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times. The author of The Stananic Verses creates a fascinating family saga about the birth and maturity of a land and its people--a brilliant incarnation of the human comedy. "Rushdie has achieved a magnificent and unique work of fiction".--The Philadelphia Inquirer. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 533pp. Tenth printing. Inscribed and signed by Rushdie on front endpaper. Neat pale yellow highlighting in introduction only. Gold marker ribbon. Lacking DJ. Miniscule ding front top edge. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later. Remainder dot to bottom edge, else tight and clean. Near fine. And signed on title page. Signed By Author.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Sixth Printing Thus. A Near Fine Book in a Near Fine Dust Jacket, Unclipped ($22.00). Signed Without Inscription by Author on Title Page. Book has trivial shelf wear to extremities. Text block is lightly toned with a few spots of soiling, otherwise a bright, fresh copy. Text is unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. Front jacket flap has a two faint vertical creases. Rear panel has a few spots of soiling. Hardcover. Octavo. [xxxii], [6], 7-589pp. Publisher's Red Cloth, Black Spine Label with Stamped Gilt Detailing.