About this title: Involuntary self-murder is a symptom of what Mathew Maddox, emeritus professor of the Drayburgh School of Fine Art, considers to be a cultural as well as a social malaise. His children gone, his wife re-married, his attempt at suicide having failed, he is drawn remorselessly through a process of rehabilitation, a search for 'purpose' which will oblige him to re-assess the dynamism of a century he assumes has failed. Even a man divided from himself is not alone. Struggling for his future are Simone, his lover and former analyst; his revered mentor, Daniel Viklund; his brother Paul and reliable ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780224062749ISBN:0224062743
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780224062749ISBN:0224062743
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 03/07/2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 03/07/2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 03/07/2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
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Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Joanathan Cape, London
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780224062749ISBN:0224062743
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. WGT. upto 1 Kg. BOOK Dimensions 9 3/4 by 6 1/2 inches. 420 Pages. CLIP-Involuntary self-murder is a symptom of what Matthew Maddox, emeritus professor of the Drayburgh School of Fine Art, considers to be a cultural as well as a social malaise-his millennial summing-up of the century he has lived through. His children gone, his wife re-married, his attempt at suicide having failed, he is drawn remorselessly through a process of rehabilitation, a search for `purpose' which ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage, softcover, ISBN-0099437120
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780099437123ISBN:0099437120
Description: Novel about a Professor of Art looking for a purpose in life after a failed marriage and suicide attempt, confronting a failed century and a past that includes a student who is now a convicted murderer. Very good paperback. 420pp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780224062749ISBN:0224062743
Description: Hardcover, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours. 420pp., 800grams, ISBN: 0224062743. read more
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