About this title: '["Crackpot"] seems to me to be a profoundly religious work, in the very broadest sense, ultimately a celebration of life and of the mystery that is at the heart of life...Seldom does one find in a novel a character who is so alive and who is portrayed with such change and development as Hoda...As one of the greatest characters in our literature, she helps us more fully to occupy our own past and to inhabit our lives' - Margaret Laurence, author of "The Diviners". Hoda is a prostitute, but that is not the most important fact about her. Earthy, bawdy, vulnerable, and big-hearted, she is the ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: New Canadian Library
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780771098512ISBN:0771098510
Description: Very Good. Paperback, Very Good, clean, tight, unmarked, some light cover edge wear, All orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780771092596ISBN:0771092598
Description: Very Good. 0771092598. General edge wear and scuffing of card covers, previous owner's name on front fly leaf, some yellowing of pages; A tight solid book.; New Canadian Library N 144; Mass Market PB; 304 pages. read more
Edition: 1st Edition, 1st Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780803297531ISBN:080329753X
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Fine copy looks new. Crackpot, set in the period between two world wars, is Wiseman's comic vision, for all its darkness. Somewhat satirically, the novel touches on puritanical hypocrisy and the inhumanity of institutions, notably the schools and the welfare system. Hoda is a prostitute, but that is not the most important fact about her. Earthy, bawdy, vulnerable and big hearted, she is the daughter of an impoverished Jewish couple who emigrated from Russia to ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780803297531ISBN:080329753X
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 300 p. Audience: General/trade. Paperback, new book, excellent condition! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1974
Description: Near Fine in Very Good Plus jacket. Purple paper-covered boards with shelf wear along top and bottom edges; dust jacket is bright with minor edge wear including a few tears along upper edge. Lacking the erratum slip. A novel by this Canadian author. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1993-11-01
ISBN-13:9780803297531ISBN:080329753X
Description: Good. Cover has minimal edge wear and corners lightly rubbed. Pages are clean and free of any noticeable marks or highlighting! ! FAST SHIPPING W/USPS TRACKING! ! ! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN-13:9780771092596ISBN:0771092598
Description: Good. 1978 McClelland & Stewart / New Canadian Library mass market paperback. Spine has 3 light creases, a crease to front wrap along spine, minor creasing to corner of front wrap, edgewear, pages are tanned, else is a great copy. Prompt Service-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1993-11-01
ISBN-13:9780803297531ISBN:080329753X
Description: Like New. Never Owned Or Read! Some May Have A Publishers Remainder Mark or Light Shelf Wear. NEW CONDITION OTHER THAN PUBLISHERS REMAINDER MARK! read more
Edition: Reprinted
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1989
Description: Very Good. Graduating from a tumultuous childhood to a life of prostitution, she becomes a legend in her neighbourhood-a canny and ingenious woman, generous, intuitive, and exuding a wholesome lust for life. read more
Description: Good. 080329753X Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. 080329753X Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
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