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Martel, Yann : The High Mountains of Portugal

Canongate, London, 2016

ISBN 9781782119203

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy with an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 332 pages. In Lisbon in 1904 a man named Tomas discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artefact that - if he can find it - would redefine history. Travelling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles Tomas sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the centre of a murder mystery of his own, and is drawn into the consequences of Tomas's quest. Fifty years on, a Canadian senator seeks refuge in his ancestral village in northern Portugal, grieving the loss of his beloved wife. But he arrives with an unusual companion: a chimpanzee. And there the century-old adventure will come to its stirring conclusion.. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: As New

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Martel, Yann : The High Mountains Of Portugal

Spiegel & Grau, New York City, NY, 2016

ISBN 0812997174

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 332 pages. The author's fourth novel. One of the most important literary events of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only and simultaneously in Canada and the United States. "Autographed Copy" round white sticker pasted in front. Presents Yann Martel's "The High Mountains of Portugal". A triumphant achievement. "In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomas discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that, if he can find it, would redefine history. Traveling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the center of a mystery of his own and drawn into the consequences of Tomas' quest. Fifty years on, a Canadian Senator takes refuge in his ancestral village in Northern Portugal, grieving the loss of his beloved wife. But he arrives with an unusual companion: A chimpanzee. And there the century-old quest will come to an unexpected conclusion" (Publisher's blurb). "We are fortunate to have brilliant writers using their fiction to meditate on a paradox we need urgently to consider: The unbridgeable gap and the unbreakable bond between human and animal, our impossible self-alienation from our world. Martel's semi-surreal, semi-absurdist mode is well-suited to exploring the paradox. The moral and spiritual implications of his tale have a quality of haunting tenderness" (Ursula K. Le Guin). "Just as ambitious, just as clever, just as existential and spiritual as 'Life of Pi' " (San Francisco Chronicle). An absolute "must-have" title for Yann Martel collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and dated (shortly after publication) in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Yann Martel Feb. 13, 2016". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page, as copies available online are. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed and post-publication dated copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: The American and Canadian Editions were released simultaneously. Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the Booker Prize in 2002 for "Life of Pi". One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 0812997174.

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