Knopf, NY, 2000. SIGNED. New-Unread. 1st/1st. First US edition, Stated First Edition with no other stated printings. Signed by Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, on the title page. Book is unread with solid hinges, good tips and clean boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or marks and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped (25.00) and Fine. 5½ x 8½ tall. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover.
Set in Sri Lanka (Ondaatje's birthplace) during the country's late 20th century civil war, this is the story of Western-trained Anil Tissera, a forensic anthropologist who returns to her homeland as a member of an international human-rights group trying to prove that an unidentified skeleton was the victim of government assassination. During the process, she and her archaeologist colleague Sarath Diyasena both face ghosts of their own
Product Information
| Category | Books > Fiction Books > Literary Fiction Books |
|---|---|
| Brand | Bestseller |
| Condition | New |
