A sparkling satirical novel from the acclaimed author of The House on Moon Lake. A would-be journalist attempts to track down an elusive literary star in the topsy-turvy world of pre-glasnost Eastern Europe and encounters literary apparatchiks, bugged telephones, a pure-spirited poet (with whom she promptly falls in love), and lots of rumors.
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A sparkling satirical novel from the acclaimed author of The House on Moon Lake. A would-be journalist attempts to track down an elusive literary star in the topsy-turvy world of pre-glasnost Eastern Europe and encounters literary apparatchiks, bugged telephones, a pure-spirited poet (with whom she promptly falls in love), and lots of rumors.
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Add this copy of Personal Effects to cart. $5.95, like new condition, Sold by The Warm Springs Book Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fremont, CA, UNITED STATES, published by New York, NY: Random House, 1993.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. Minor wear on the covers, corner, and the edges. Like shelf wear. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of Personal Effects: a Novel to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Chaparral Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Random House.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x0; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light wear & foxing on edges of text block. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
Add this copy of Personal Effects to cart. $9.00, very good condition, Sold by Priceless Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Urbana, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by New York: Random House, 1993.
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New York. 1993. Random House. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0679411046. Translated from the Italian by Stephen Sartarelli. 152 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Robbin Schiff. Jacket photograph by Joyce Ravid. keywords: Literature Translated Italy Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Where is Milos Jarco? That's the mystery at the heart of this sparkling satiric novel by prize-winning Italian author Francesca Duranti. And who is Milos Jarco? He is the world's most famous Eastern European author, who burst onto the literary scene when his impassioned speech at the PEN conference in New York City made headlines everywhere. His novels since have met with international acclaim, but he has become a recluse. Why? Valentina, a would-be Italian journalist, decides to find out. Trying to create a life for herself in the wake of her divorce, she knows that an interview with Jarco would be just the thing to launch her on a journalistic career. But traveling to the topsy-turvy world of pre-glasnost Eastern Europe, Valentina encounters literary apparatchiks, bugged telephones, a pure-spirited poet (with whom she promptly falls in love), and lots of rumors-but no Jarco. And then she learns the astonishing truth, which all began with the World Series. With its lively wit and keen psychological insight, Personal Effects is a marvelously entertaining excursion through the cult of celebrity, Western foibles, Communist absurdities, and the ideologies, personal and political, from which we fashion our lives. inventory #18228.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First American edition. Translated from the Italian by Stephen Sartarelli. Remainder mark, near fine in a near fine duswrapper with spine lightly sunned. A novel.
Add this copy of Personal Effects: a Novel to cart. $31.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Random House.
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