The History of Love
New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. Reprint. Fourth printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 252 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. From Wikipedia: "Nicole Krauss (born August 18, 1974) is an American author best known for her three novels Man Walks Into a Room (2002), The History of Love (2005) and Great House (2010). Her novels have been translated into 35 languages. In 2010, she was selected as one of The New Yorker's "20 Under 40" writers to watch. [3] In 2011, Nicole Krauss won an Award from the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards." Her second novel, The History of Love, was first published as an excerpt in The New Yorker in 2004. The novel, published in the United States by W.W. Norton, weaves together the stories of Leo Gursky, an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor from Slonim, the young Alma Singer who is coping with the death of her father, and the story of a lost manuscript also called The History of Love. The novel was an international bestseller and won numerous awards. The book was optioned by Warner Brothers and is set to be directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Condition: Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some wear, soiling edge tears and chips. Signed by previous owner inside front cover. Some sticker residue on DJ. Signed on t-p.
Keywords: Leo Gursky, Holocaust, Survivor, Slonim, Alma Singer, Manuscripts, Grief, Relationships
ISBN: 9780393060348
[Book #70278]
Price: $45.00