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Ali, Monica.
BRICK LANE.
London, England:
Doubleday,
2003.
Hardcover.
First Edition/First Printing.
413 pages.
As New/As New.
Signed. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most important literary debuts of the year 2003. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published to enormous critical and popular acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. A beautifully produced book by Rachel Lockwood. The deeply moving story of one woman, Nazneen, born in a Bangladeshi village and transported to London at age eighteen to enter into an arranged marriage. "One of the most significant British novelists of her generation, Ali has written a stunningly accomplished debut about one outsider's quest to find her voice. Vivid, profoundly humane, and beautifully rendered, 'Brick Lane' captures a world at once unimaginable and achingly familiar. And it establishes Monica Ali as a thrilling new voice in fiction" (London Observer). Monica Ali was born in Bangladesh and grew up in England. An auspicious debut. A "must-have" title for Monica Ali collectors. This copy is prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Monica Ali. Laid-in is a 4 x 5 inch color photograph of the author signing the book. This title remains available in multiple subsequent printings. Copies of the First Edition have become very difficult to find, especially in this condition. This is one of few signed copies of the true First Edition still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A very scarce signed copy thus. Shortlisted for The Booker Prize in 2003 and nominated for the National Book Circle Critics Award for Fiction in 2003 for "Brick Lane". Selected by Granta Magazine as one of the "Twenty Best Young British Novelists". One of the most talented living British novelists. A flawless copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MONICA ALI TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 038560484X. $150.00 |
