LONG WAY FROM HOME - Signed - First UK Edition

Carey, Peter

ISBN 10: 0571338836 / ISBN 13: 9780571338832

Published by Faber & Faber, 2018

About this Item

As New - Signed First UK Edition

A pristine copy of the First Edition, . Flat-signed by Peter Carey directly onto the title page (not a bookplate or tipped-in leaf). Condition:Book: "As New." Tight, square binding with sharp corners. No evidence of being read; pages are crisp, white, and unmarked. No remainder marks or previous owner inscriptions.Dust Jacket: "As New." Colors are vibrant with no fading to the spine.SynopsisFrom the twice-winner of the Booker Prize comes a "late-style masterpiece" set in 1950s Australia.
A Long Way From Home follows Irene and Titch Bobs as they compete in the grueling Redex Trial?a 10,000-mile car race around the continent. What begins as a high-octane adventure quickly transforms into a profound and searing exploration of race, identity, and the "original sin" of Australian colonial history. Carey?s trademark wit and linguistic virtuosity are on full display in this picaresque epic.

This UK edition from Faber & Faber is highly sought after by collectors of modern literary firsts. Given Peter Carey?s status as a dual Booker Prize winner, signed copies in this "As New" condition represent a cornerstone addition to any collection of contemporary fiction.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1771880007925

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LONG WAY FROM HOME - Signed - First UK Edition
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571338836
• ISBN 13: 9780571338832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 2.5W x 15.3H x 23.4D centimeters 2.5 centimeters width by 15.3 centimeters height by 23.4 centimeters depth
• Weight: 600 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in rural south eastern Australia. Together with Willie, their lanky navigator, they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal race around the continent, over roads no car will ever quite survive. A Long Way from Home is Peter Carey's late style masterpiece; a thrilling high speed story that starts in one way, then takes you to another place altogether. Set in the 1950s in the embers of the British Empire, painting a picture of Queen and subject, black, white and those in-between, this brilliantly vivid novel illustrates how the possession of an ancient culture spirals through history - and the love made and hurt caused along the way.