In the Beginning Was the Sea Contributor(s): Gonzalez, Tomas (Author), Wynne, Frank (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1782270418 ISBN-13: 9781782270416 Publisher: Pushkin Collection
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2015 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: Pushkin Collection |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Psychological |
Dewey: 863.7 |
Series: Pushkin Collection |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.7" W x 6.4" L (0.39 lbs) 224 pages |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014 Publishers Weekly 02/23/2015 |
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Publisher Description: The young intellectuals J. and Elena leave behind their comfortable lives, the parties and the money in Medell n to settle down on a remote island. Their plan is to lead the Good Life, self-sufficient and close to nature. But from the very start, each day brings small defeats and imperceptible dramas, which gradually turn paradise into hell, as their surroundings inexorably claim back every inch of the 'civilisation' they brought with them. Based on a true story, In the Beginning Was the Sea is a dramatic and searingly ironic account of the disastrous encounter of intellectual struggle with reality - a satire of hippyism, ecological fantasies, and of the very idea that man can control fate. Pushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. |
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