DO NOT SAY WE HAVE NOTHING - Rare Pristine Copy of The First Edition/First Printing: Signed, Dated (Shortly After Publication), And Inscribed ("Lined") by Madeleine Thien

Thien, Madeleine

ISBN 10: 1783782668 / ISBN 13: 9781783782666

Published by London, England: Granta Books, 2016, 2016

About this Item

1st Printing. Signed. 473 pages. Published in 2016. The author's breakthrough second novel. One of the most sensational literary events of our time. The first appearance of the title in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run by Granta as a softcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Madeleine Thien's "Do Not Say We Have Nothing". Her highly acclaimed novel about the redemptive power of survival and sacrifice. "Ai-Ming tells the story of her family in Revolutionary China, from the crowded teahouses in the first days of Chairman Mao's ascent and the events leading up to the Beijing demonstrations of 1989. It is a history of revolutionary idealism, music, and silence, in which three musicians, the shy and brilliant composer Sparrow, the violin prodigy Zhuli, and the enigmatic pianist Kai, struggle during China's relentless Cultural Revolution to remain loyal to one another; and to the music they have devoted their lives to" (Publisher's blurb). "With maturity and sophistication, humor and beauty, Thien has crafted a novel that is at once intimate and grandly political, rooted in the details of life inside China yet transcendent in its universality" (The Guardian). An absolute "must-have" title for Madeleine Thien collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed, dated (shortly after publication), and inscribed ("lined") in black pen on the title page by the author: " 'Behind this sea, another sea', Madeleine Thien July 7, 2016". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The inscription is one of the most crucial lines of the novel. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, post-publication dated, and inscribed copy of the First Edition/First Printing (British) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: The British Edition is a softcover original only. Copies available online, not signed, have serious flaws because it is a fragile softcover that has been read over and over again. Signed copies available online command hundreds of dollars. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Finalist of the Booker Prize and Winner of the Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious literary prize, in 2016 for "Do Not Say We Have Nothing". One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. ISBN 1783782668.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DO NOT SAY WE HAVE NOTHING - Rare Pristine Copy of The First Edition/First Printing: Signed, Dated (Shortly After Publication), And Inscribed ("Lined") by Madeleine Thien
• Publisher: London, England: Granta Books, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783782668
• ISBN 13: 9781783782666
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued
• Signed: Signed by Author

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Synopsis

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About the Author

MADELEINE THIEN is the author of the story collection Simple Recipes (2001) and the novels Certainty (2006) and Dogs at the Perimeter (Granta, 2012), which was shortlisted for Berlin's 2014 International Literature Award and won the Frankfurt Book Fair's 2015 LiBeraturpreis. Her books and stories have been translated into 23 languages. Her essays have appeared in Granta, the Guardian, the Financial Times, Five Dials, and Brick, and her story 'The Wedding Cake' was shortlisted for the 2015 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. The daughter of Malaysian-Chinese immigrants to Canada, she lives in Montreal.