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History of a Pleasure-seeker
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Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (June 22, 2012); titled "The History of a Pleasure Seeker"
9781410448576 | details & prices | 425 pages | 5.75 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $30.99
About: This opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europe's belle époque, is about a young man -- Piet Barol -- with an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it.
About: This opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europe's belle époque, is about a young man -- Piet Barol -- with an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it.
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (February 7, 2012); titled "History of a Pleasure Seeker"
9780307599476 | details & prices | 277 pages | 5.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $25.95
About: From the acclaimed author of The Drowning People (âA literary sensationâ âThe New York Times Book Review) and Natural Elements (âA magnum opusâ âThe New Yorker), an opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europeâs belle époque, written in the grand tradition with a lightness of touch that is wholly modern and original.
About: From the acclaimed author of The Drowning People (âA literary sensationâ âThe New York Times Book Review) and Natural Elements (âA magnum opusâ âThe New Yorker), an opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europeâs belle époque, written in the grand tradition with a lightness of touch that is wholly modern and original.
from Orion Pub Co (May 12, 2011); titled "History of a Pleasure Seeker"
9780297861058 | details & prices | 283 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $21.85
About: 'The adventures of adolescence had taught Piet Barol that he was extremely attractive to most women and to many men.
About: 'The adventures of adolescence had taught Piet Barol that he was extremely attractive to most women and to many men.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (November 13, 2012); titled "History of a Pleasure Seeker"
9780307949288 | details & prices | 305 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.95