Mapmakers Opera by Gonzalez Bea (18 results)

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 9; French flaps format; a bit of edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; a very good reading copy. Book.

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Printing. First American printing in fine, as new condition. Dust jacket has one almost invisible scratch on front panel. Fiction with accurate historical and cultural details about naturalists in Mexico in the 19th century. 277 pp. Fiction, Mexico, Naturalists.…

Condition: As New. STATED FIRST EDITION. .A NEW UNREAD COPY. This is an advance reading, SOFTCOVER uncorrected proof copy issued prior to publication for promotional purposes. THESE EDITIONS ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE SINCE ARCS ARE PUBLISHED IN VERY LIMITED EDITIONS AND ARE OFTEN MARKED AS FIRST EDITIONS.FULL COLOR COVER.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Tight unmarked book in crisp covers with a dust jacket. Great illustration of a violaceous trogon on cover and dust jacket by Dana Gardner (painted on the remarkable Alexander Skutch farm, Costa Rica) .; 5.4 X 0.8 X 8.5 inches; 277 pages.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 7.64x5.04x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Illustrated Wraps. Condition: Near Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The Spanish-born Toronto author's 2nd novel set in Spain & Mexico. Her first novel was 'The Bitter Taste of Time' was released in 1998. First edition released in softcover only. 277 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight edgewear to DJ. *** Signed By Author ***. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. 305 pages. Cover wornIn the tradition of Allende, this is a magical novel, written in the form of an opera, and set in Seville and Mexico in the late 1800s. Act I opens in Sevi lle. Emilio has been forced by his overbearing mother into the priesthood. Monic a is a governess in a wealthy household who falls pregnant by the head of the ho use. A chance meeting in Seville cathedral suggests a solution to both their pre dicaments - they decide to marry, though it is not a love match. Emilio raises M onica's son Diego as his own, and they form a close bond over their mutual love of language, books, maps and birds. When Emilio dies, Monica reveals that he was not Diego's father. She grows ever more embittered and eventually dies, leaving Diego to pursue his true calling - his love of birds. Act 2 follows Diego's l ife in Mexico - his apprenticeship to an American who is mapping the birds of Me xico; his love for Sofia, the beautiful, independent daughter of a Mexican farme r; and his obsession with saving the Passenger Pigeon from extinction. The citie s of Seville and Mâ rida are so central to the narrative, and evoked so beautifully, that they are almost characters themselves. Taking in many of the stock characters that appear in the best operas - the philanderer, the wronged wife, the harassed servant, the star-crossed lovers - The Mapmaker's Opera is an original and magical novel which will appeal to lovers of Gabriel Garcia Marque z and Isabel Allende.…

French Wraps. Condition: New. 1st Canadian Edition. Born in Seville, Spain, to a dishonoured governess, a young Diego Clemente finds solace in the world of books, in particular John James Audubon's Birds of America. Aided by this magnificent volume, he nurtures the artistic talent that will transform his life.Presented with the tremendous opportunity to assist the renowned American naturalist Edward Nelson, Diego moves to Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula to help the master complete the first guide to the region's birds. Arriving on the eve of the Mexican Revolution, Diego finds himself in a world that is as precarious as it is beautiful, where opulent henequen plantations are built on the backs of slave labour and the social order is on the brink of imploding. There, Diego falls for the young Sofia, a woman who longs to be as free as the birds she also loves.In this mesmerizing tale of star-crossed passions, a pair of mysterious birds and a young man's quest to honour both his mentor and his father, The Mapmaker's Opera transports its audience in a tour de force of magical storytelling.277P. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed on the title page by the author; First Edition with number line to 1. Some bumping to the softcover margins. Signed by Author(s).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In the tradition of Allende, this is a magical novel, written in the form of an opera, and set in Seville and Mexico in the late 1800s.Act I opens in Seville. Emilio has been forced by his overbearing mother into the priesthood. Monica is a governess in a wealthy household who falls pregnant by the head of the house. A chance meeting in Seville cathedral suggests a solution to both their predicaments - they decide to marry, though it is not a love match. Emilio raises Monica's son Diego as his own, and they form a close bond over their mutual love of language, books, maps and birds. When Emilio dies, Monica reveals that he was not Diego's father. She grows ever more embittered and eventually dies, leaving Diego to pursue his true calling - his love of birds.Act 2 follows Diego's life in Mexico - his apprenticeship to an American who is mapping the birds of Mexico; his love for Sofia, the beautiful, independent daughter of a Mexican farmer; and his obsession with saving the Passenger Pigeon from extinction. The cities of Seville and Mérida are so central to the narrative, and evoked so beautifully, that they are almost characters themselves.Taking in many of the stock characters that appear in the best operas - the philanderer, the wronged wife, the harassed servant, the star-crossed lovers - The Mapmaker's Opera is an original and magical novel which will appeal to lovers of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the tradition of Allende, this is a magical novel, written in the form of an opera, and set in Seville and Mexico in the late 1800s. Act I opens in Seville. Emilio has been forced by his overbearing mother into the priesthood. Monica is a governess in a wealthy household who falls pregnant by the head of the house. A chance meeting in Seville cathedral suggests a solution to both their predicaments they decide to marry, though it is not a love match. Emilio raises Monica's son Diego as his own, and they form a close bond over their mutual love of language, books, maps and birds. When Emilio dies, Monica reveals that he was not Diego's father. She grows ever more embittered and eventually dies, leaving Diego to pursue his true calling his love of birds.Act 2 follows Diego's life in Mexico his apprenticeship to an American who is mapping the birds of Mexico; his love for Sofia, the beautiful, independent daughter of a Mexican farmer; and his obsession with saving the Passenger Pigeon from extinction. The cities of Seville and Merida are so central to the narrative, and evoked so beautifully, that they are almost characters themselves.Taking in many of the stock characters that appear in the best operas the philanderer, the wronged wife, the harassed servant, the star-crossed lovers The Mapmaker's Opera is an original and magical novel which will appeal to lovers of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende. In the tradition of Allende, this is a magical novel, written in the form of an opera, and set in Seville and Mexico in the late 1800s. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…