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The Biographer's Tale
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A. S. Byatt
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
December 1, 2001
Pages
305
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375725081
ISBN-10
0375725083
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A disenchanted postgraduate student sets out to write a biography of a great biographer, only to quickly discover that the fragmentary facts, bits of information, and remnants of a life are difficult to put together to paint a cohesive portrait, a discovery that becomes a metaphor for his own complex life. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (January 1, 2001); titled "The Biographer's Tale"
9780375411144 | details & prices | 305 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.12 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $24.00
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Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (December 1, 2001); titled "The Biographer's Tale"
9780375725081 | details & prices | 305 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Phineas G.
About: Phineas G.
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (November 1, 2001); titled "The Biographer's Tale"
9780786235230 | details & prices | 367 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 0.80 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Phineas G.
About: Phineas G.
from Vintage Uk (January 1, 2001)
9780099283935 | details & prices | List price $22.01
Miscellaneous
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (May 15, 2001); titled "The Biographer's Tale"
9780375413421 | details & prices | List price $14.95
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Recorded Books (January 1, 2001); titled "The Biographer's Tale"
9781841972077 | details & prices | List price $63.00
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