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A Soldier of the Great War
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Mark Helprin
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Avon Books
Publication date
May 1, 1992
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780380715893
ISBN-10
0380715899
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.25 by 6.75 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$6.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Encountering a younger man on a road in Italy, seventy-something professor Alessandro Guiliani recounts his experiences, spinning a tale of love, loss, tragedy, madmen, dwarves, and mafiosi. Reprint. NYT.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: On his, last long walk, septuagenarian war hero, deserter,and professor Alessandro Giuliani shares his past with an illiterate young factory worker -- spinning a remarkable tale of heart-stopping escapes, of loves unrequited and won, of madmen, dwarfs, and mafiosi. But overshadowing all is hismost miraculous and terrible adventure, the Great War -- a surreal parade of horrors that devastated and defined Alessandro, yet enabled him to experience fully the magic and beauty of the absurd human comedy called life. From Mark Helprin bestselling author of Winter's Tale and Memoir from Antproof Case, comes a magnificent epic adventure in which the hero reckons with love, loss, beauty,honor; and mortality.
Editions
Hardcover
Limited edition from Harcourt (May 1, 1991); titled "Soldier of the Great War"
9780151836017 | details & prices | List price $100.00
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
from Houghton Mifflin (April 1, 1991); titled "Soldier of the Great War"
9780151836000 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 2.75 lbs | List price $40.00
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
Paperback
Reissue edition from Mariner Books (June 1, 2005)
9780156031134 | details & prices | 860 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.75 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $16.95
About: Sharing his past with an illiterate young factory worker, septuagenarian war hero and professor Alessandro Giuliani shares his adventures surrounding the Great War, during which he confronted lovers, madmen, and mafiosi.
About: Sharing his past with an illiterate young factory worker, septuagenarian war hero and professor Alessandro Giuliani shares his adventures surrounding the Great War, during which he confronted lovers, madmen, and mafiosi.
from Avon Books (May 1, 1996)
9780380727360 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $15.00
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Avon Books (May 1, 1992)
9780380715893 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $6.99
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker
Miscellaneous
Unabridged edition from Findaway World Llc (January 15, 2008)
9781605140070 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.26 lbs | List price $54.99
This edition also contains A Soldier of the Great War
About: An old man's magnificent tale of love and war-a recapitulation of a life and a reckoning with mortality told by one of America's most acclaimed novelists.
This edition also contains A Soldier of the Great War
About: An old man's magnificent tale of love and war-a recapitulation of a life and a reckoning with mortality told by one of America's most acclaimed novelists.
CD/Spoken Word
With David Colacci (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (October 1, 2007)
9781602833128 | details & prices | 5.00 × 5.75 × 2.00 in. | 1.44 lbs | List price $49.95
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker.
About: A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker.
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