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  • BRICK LANE. by Ali, Monica.
    Ali, Monica.
    BRICK LANE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Doubleday, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel by this young writer who was born in Bangladesh, but grew up in England, the story of two sisters, one living in London, the other still in Bangladesh. SIGNED on the title page. Short-listed for the Booker Prize. ISBN: 0-38560484X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 70462
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  • BRICK LANE. by Ali, Monica.
    Ali, Monica.
    BRICK LANE.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Scribner, (2003). First novel by this young writer who was born in Bangladesh, but grew up in England, the story of two sisters, one living in London, the other still in Bangladesh.. Short-listed for the Booker Prize. 415 pp. ISBN: 0-38560484X.

    Condition: Very good (small address sticker inside front cover)

    Book ID: 73624
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  • BRICK LANE. by Ali, Monica.
    Ali, Monica.
    BRICK LANE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Scribner, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this young writer who was born in Bangladesh, but grew up in England, the story of two sisters, one living in London, the other still in Bangladesh. . Short-listed for the Booker Prize. 369 pp. ISBN: 0-743243307.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80805
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  • BRICK LANE. by Ali, Monica.
    Ali, Monica.
    BRICK LANE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Scribner, (2003). First edition - First novel by this young writer who was born in Bangladesh, but grew up in England, the story of two sisters, one living in London, the other still in Bangladesh. . Short-listed for the Booker Prize. 268 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80806
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  • MOGHUL BUFFET. by Benard, Cheryl.
    Benard, Cheryl.
    MOGHUL BUFFET.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, "set in Peshawar, a border town in Pakistan, a murder mystery about a missing American businessman which offers a glimpse at the situation of women in the Muslim world, from Afghan refugees to maverick women politicians." 264 pp. ISBN: 0-374211795.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 74116
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  • THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: A Journey at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century. by Kaplan, Robert D.
    Kaplan, Robert D.
    THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: A Journey at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - In the tradition of Freya Stark and Rebecca West, this is an account of the author's travels "from the countries of West Africa and the fundamentalist enclaves of Egypt and Iran to the culturally explosive lands of Central Asia, India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia with hardly more than a notebook and a backpack. The result is an intimate portrait of the devastated parts of the world whose cultural disasters - like those in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Chechnya - will dominate our attention and remake the world of tomorrow." Events in the 20 years since this book was first published only underscore the importance of understanding these regions and the…

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    New York: Random House, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - In the tradition of Freya Stark and Rebecca West, this is an account of the author's travels "from the countries of West Africa and the fundamentalist enclaves of Egypt and Iran to the culturally explosive lands of Central Asia, India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia with hardly more than a notebook and a backpack. The result is an intimate portrait of the devastated parts of the world whose cultural disasters - like those in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Chechnya - will dominate our attention and remake the world of tomorrow." Events in the 20 years since this book was first published only underscore the importance of understanding these regions and the hopes and fears of those who live in them. Maps, bibliography, index. xiv, 476 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-679431489.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 67147
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  • HOT WATER MAN. by Moggach, Deborah.
    Moggach, Deborah.
    HOT WATER MAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, set in the city of Karachi in Pakistan in the mid-1970s, the story of three foreigners who arrive with different preconceptions and each seeking different things. Moggach lived in Pakistan for two years. 251 pp. ISBN: 0-688008127.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (crease to front flap of dj)

    Book ID: 82445
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  • HOT WATER MAN. by Moggach, Deborah.
    Moggach, Deborah.
    HOT WATER MAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, set in the city of Karachi in Pakistan in the mid-1970s, the story of three foreigners who arrive with different preconceptions and each seeking different things. Moggach lived in Pakistan for two years. 251 pp. ISBN: 0-688008127.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (minor edgewear to dj)

    Book ID: 88373
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  • AMONG THE BELIEVERS: An Islamic Journey. by Naipaul, V. S.
    Naipaul, V. S.
    AMONG THE BELIEVERS: An Islamic Journey.

    Edition: First trade edition.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of a visit to 4 countries in the throes of 'Islamization' - Pakistan, Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia - a subject more important now than ever. Naipaul's accounts of the Islamic world were specifically cited in the announcement that he had won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. 430 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-394-509692.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (closed tear to upper edge of front cover of dj, original price of 15.00 on dj flap)

    Book ID: 86789
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  • AN UNRESTORED WOMAN. by Rao, Shobha.
    Rao, Shobha.
    AN UNRESTORED WOMAN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Flatiron Books, (2016). SIGNED first edition - The author's first book, a collection of twelve paired stories, which are rooted in the 1947 partition between India and Pakistan, a time when nearly a million immigrants were killed, and tens of thousands of women were abducted and brutalized. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Author's note. Glossary. 242 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated black wrappers.

    Book ID: 67316
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  • AN AFGHANISTAN PICTURE SHOW, or How I Saved the World. by Vollmann, William
    Vollmann, William
    AN AFGHANISTAN PICTURE SHOW, or How I Saved the World.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His first non-fiction book, an account not only of events in Afghanistan in 1982, but also of his coming to terms with himself and his limitations. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Illustrated with drawings and maps by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-374-101051.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread)

    Book ID: 58591
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  • AN AFGHANISTAN PICTURE SHOW, or How I Saved the World. by Vollmann, William
    Vollmann, William
    AN AFGHANISTAN PICTURE SHOW, or How I Saved the World.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His first non-fiction book, an account not only of events in Afghanistan in 1982, but also of his coming to terms with himself and his limitations. INSCRIBED on the title page ("to..."). Illustrated with drawings and maps by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-374-101051.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread)

    Book ID: 58592
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