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Book Description Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 38631126-75
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_402185329
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Novel of American teacher in West African country. First printing. Seller Inventory # 8708
Book Description Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. A nice, tight and clean copy. Minor spotting on book edge and remainder mark. Jacket has brilliant colors and is undamaged. In his fourth novel, the author of Soldiers in Hiding (which won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1986) and Three Thousand Maidens shifts his attention from the Far East to Africa. This haunting tale focuses on Jerry Neal, 57-year-old widower and the principal of an international school in Nigeria, caught up in the New Year's Eve 1983 coup that brought an end to civilian rule in Africa's most populous nation. Drawn into a strange conspiracy to avert the impending coup, Neal finds himself framed for arson and murder; forced from the comforts of his daily life, he gradually emerges from the emotional shell he erected after his wife's death from cancer, and begins to see the Nigerians as individuals rather than a people. Though it includes the trappings of a thriller, Wiley's novel recalls Graham Greene's work in its depiction of a Westerner immersed in a foreign culture he only half understands, coming to new self-knowledge as a result. Neal is a particularly satisfying creation, a genuinely decent man who makes the most of the opportunity to change his life. Seller Inventory # 005282
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by author on title page, 8vo, 262pp. (nick to endpaper, remainder mark). Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 0750100