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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
OUR PRICE: $15.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2015
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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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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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