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The Folding Star
By
Erroll McDonald (editor) and
Alan Hollinghurst
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
October 1, 1995
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679762317
ISBN-10
0679762310
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$14.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Falling in love with a seventeen-year-old student, Flemish exile and language tutor Edward Manners pursues the alluring Luc Altidore and becomes involved with two other men. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. Tour.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In self-imposed exile in an ancient Flemish city, an embittered 33-year-old language tutor, Edward Manners, falls in love with his alluring 17-year-old pupil, Luc Altidore. As Edward pursues the elusive object of his infatuation--and plunges into affairs with two other men--this book interweaves past and present, history and memory, into a tapestry of unfulfillable desire.
Editions
Hardcover
from Pantheon Books (October 1, 1994)
9780679436058 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $24.00
About: Obsessed with one of his pupils, teacher Edward Manners becomes embroiled in affairs with two other men, but only after discovering the life and work of Symbolist painter Edgard Orst does he come to understand the implications of obsession
About: Obsessed with one of his pupils, teacher Edward Manners becomes embroiled in affairs with two other men, but only after discovering the life and work of Symbolist painter Edgard Orst does he come to understand the implications of obsession
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Erroll McDonald (other contributor) |
from Vintage Books (October 1, 1995)
9780679762317 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.00
About: Obsessed with one of his pupils, teacher Edward Manners becomes embroiled in affairs with two other men, but only after discovering the life and work of Symbolist painter Edgard Orst does he come to understand the implications of obsession
About: Obsessed with one of his pupils, teacher Edward Manners becomes embroiled in affairs with two other men, but only after discovering the life and work of Symbolist painter Edgard Orst does he come to understand the implications of obsession
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