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Description for Father and I
Hardcover. Signed by the author. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelfwear. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a fine copy
In Carlo Gebler's early childhood, his relationship with his father, Ernest, was a disaster. A man of the left, Ernest's politics had been "hammered out in the 1930s". His early life as the son of a Jewish immigrant was spent working as a rat catcher in a cinema, snatching moments alone to educate himself, but the one with the literary talent was his second wife, Edna O'Brien - Gebler's mother - who left shortly after Ernest claimed authorship of her work. As his father saw it, Carlo and his brother Sasha were over-fed members of the bourgeoisie, and toys and ... Read more
In Carlo Gebler's early childhood, his relationship with his father, Ernest, was a disaster. A man of the left, Ernest's politics had been "hammered out in the 1930s". His early life as the son of a Jewish immigrant was spent working as a rat catcher in a cinema, snatching moments alone to educate himself, but the one with the literary talent was his second wife, Edna O'Brien - Gebler's mother - who left shortly after Ernest claimed authorship of her work. As his father saw it, Carlo and his brother Sasha were over-fed members of the bourgeoisie, and toys and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown
Condition
Used, Very Good
Signed by the author
Yes
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316853880
SKU
KSG0027456
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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