Finbar's Hotel, Dermot Bolger (Editor)

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Finbar's Hotel, Dermot Bolger (Editor)

Name: Finbar's Hotel, Dermot Bolger (Editor)
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5805
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Publication: London, Picador, 2000

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The book maintains excellent structural integrity with a tight, square binding and sharp corners. The black cloth boards are exceptionally clean, and the gilt lettering on the spine remains bright and unoxidised. Internally, the pages are tidy, showing only a faint touch of age-toning to the text block edges, which barely detracts from the overall condition. The dust jacket is fully intact and vibrant, exhibiting very minor rubbing to the extremities and slight bumping to the spine ends, with no chips or tears.

Catalogue Note: This is the first printing of the 2000 Picador edition of Finbar's Hotel, a unique collaborative novel originally published in 1997.

Devised and edited by Dermot Bolger, the work features chapters written by seven prominent Irish authors: Dermot Bolger, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Hugo Hamilton, Jennifer Johnston, Joseph O'Connor, and Colm Tóibín. The copyright page clearly bears the full number line '1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2', confirming its status as a first printing of this particular reissue.

Locating clean, hardback copies of this specific imprint in such highly preserved condition is becoming increasingly uncommon on the open market.

Finbar's Hotel is an ingenious literary experiment that brings together seven top-notch contributors to weave a seamless narrative. The dilapidated Finbar's Hotel has stood on Dublin's quays since the 1920s, its glory days long gone. It serves as a refuge for guests and staff who are escaping their pasts. The joy of the novel lies in the ingenuity with which each successive writer picks up the baton, drawing out unforeseen consequences from earlier chapters. The result is a genuinely funny and profound exploration of modern Irish life that reads as a cohesive, deeply engaging novel.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Dermot Bolger (Editor)

Book Publisher: Picador

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

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Book Publication Year: 2000

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

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Country/region of manufacture: Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom

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