Author: DIVAKARUNI, CHITRA BANERJEE
Title: The Conch Bearer
Description: Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2003. 0761319352. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0761319352. Quarter bound in publisher's brown cloth over red paper-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born 1956) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Divakaruni's works are largely set in India and the United States, and often focus on the experiences of South Asian immigrants. She writes for children as well as adults and has published novels in multiple genres, including realistic fiction, historical fiction, magical realism, and fantasy. Although the greater part of her novels are written for adults, she has also written a young adult fantasy series called "The Brotherhood of the Conch" which, unlike many of her adult novels, takes place wholly in India and draws on the culture and folklore of that region. The first book of the series, "The Conch Bearer" was nominated for the 2003 Bluebonnet Award. It was listed in the Publisher's Weekly Best Books of the Year, Booklist Editor's Choice, Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award Master List and the Rebecca Caudill Award Master List. First edition (stated). The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows only mild shelf-wear along the edges only, else fine. AS NEW/NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 265 pp. As New in Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0761319352 Literarture Fiction; Science Ficiton Young Adults Children's Books India Science Fiction Fiction
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Title: The Conch Bearer
Description: Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2003. 0761319352. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0761319352. Quarter bound in publisher's brown cloth over red paper-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born 1956) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Divakaruni's works are largely set in India and the United States, and often focus on the experiences of South Asian immigrants. She writes for children as well as adults and has published novels in multiple genres, including realistic fiction, historical fiction, magical realism, and fantasy. Although the greater part of her novels are written for adults, she has also written a young adult fantasy series called "The Brotherhood of the Conch" which, unlike many of her adult novels, takes place wholly in India and draws on the culture and folklore of that region. The first book of the series, "The Conch Bearer" was nominated for the 2003 Bluebonnet Award. It was listed in the Publisher's Weekly Best Books of the Year, Booklist Editor's Choice, Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award Master List and the Rebecca Caudill Award Master List. First edition (stated). The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows only mild shelf-wear along the edges only, else fine. AS NEW/NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 265 pp. As New in Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0761319352 Literarture Fiction; Science Ficiton Young Adults Children's Books India Science Fiction Fiction
Price: US$ 40.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 24877
- Book number: 24877
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