{"product_id":"jealousy-alain-robbe-grillet-1st-edition","title":"Jealousy, Alain Robbe-Grillet — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_d439139ae5731517-263\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, John Calder (Publishers) Limited, 1959\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 149.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_d439139ae5731517-264\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The binding is structurally sound and perfectly square, exhibiting no significant lean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The text block edges are remarkably clean, showing only a touch of the expected age-toning and faint dust-soiling to the top edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Internally, the pages are bright, crisp, and completely free of previous ownership inscriptions, foxing, or oxidative spotting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The original, striking red-and-black dust jacket remains vivid and retains its visual appeal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, though it displays minor shelf-wear, specifically slight rubbing to the extremities and shallow chipping at the head and tail of the spine panel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_d439139ae5731517-265\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First UK Edition in English of Alain Robbe-Grillet's pioneering novel, translated by Richard Howard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The text states the 1959 Grove Press copyright for the translation, with this British edition printed and bound by A. Wheaton \u0026amp; Co. Ltd. in Exeter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_d439139ae5731517-266\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is presented in its original dust jacket, which cleverly evokes the visual metaphor of the window blinds (\u003ci\u003ejalousies\u003c\/i\u003e) that are central to the narrative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. First UK editions retaining such a bright, intact wrapper are increasingly uncommon on the open market, making this an excellent addition to any collection of mid-century experimental literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_d439139ae5731517-267\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet on a remote, tropical banana plantation, \u003ci\u003eJealousy\u003c\/i\u003e explores a familiar romantic triangle through a relentless evocation of violence and fear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The narrative is filtered entirely through a magnetic center—a narrator who never appears in person, never speaks, and never acts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As this unseen figure watches his wife and their neighbor, the reader is presented with shifting visual memories that flash like moving pictures across the distorting screen of a jealous mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Alain Robbe-Grillet's hypnotic approach stands as a major achievement in the development of new fictional techniques and a significant contribution to French literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54063018148179,"sku":"4219","price":64.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260611_120259.jpg?v=1782128342","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/jealousy-alain-robbe-grillet-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}