Purporting to be the diary of the Irish-Hungarian archaeologist, Lodsi Dormondi, King David Dances is both a self-survival manual and instructional booklet for the cosmos. Opening with the miraculous discovery of the Ark of the Covenant in modern-day Judaea, these witty dispatches constitute a droll commentary on the miracle of life itself: an off-beat look at everything from horse-racing and Heidegger to the tyranny of consensus and corn flakes. This new novella from Francis Stuart is further evidence of the talent and ...
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Purporting to be the diary of the Irish-Hungarian archaeologist, Lodsi Dormondi, King David Dances is both a self-survival manual and instructional booklet for the cosmos. Opening with the miraculous discovery of the Ark of the Covenant in modern-day Judaea, these witty dispatches constitute a droll commentary on the miracle of life itself: an off-beat look at everything from horse-racing and Heidegger to the tyranny of consensus and corn flakes. This new novella from Francis Stuart is further evidence of the talent and spirit of one of this century's most important Irish novelists.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. BY2-A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good conditon. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated paper wraps with veyr minor oveall shelf wear with the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the copyright page, and the back free endpaper. A novel by an Irish author in the form of a sort of diary of an Irish-Hungarian archaeologist who has discovered the Ark of the Covenant in modern-day Judaea. It takes the form of a series of dispatches that are a sort of running commentary on the miracle of life. By the author of "Black List, " "Section H, " "The Pillar of Cloud, " "Redemption, " and "Arrow of Anguish." 61p.
Add this copy of King David Dances to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by New Island Books.
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Near Fine. First edition. Trade paperback. Glossy wrappers, illustrated by Jon Berkeley. Title page with a small distributors ticket, page edges unevenly toned, very near fine. "Purporting to be the diary of the Irish-Hungarian archaeologist, Lodsi Dormondi, King David Dances is both a self-survival manual and instructional booklet for the cosmos." (from the back cover).
Add this copy of King David Dances to cart. $41.89, like new condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1997 by New Island Books.
