About this title: The autobiography of the Nobel laureate Before he emigrated to the United States, Czeslaw Milosz lived through many of the social upheavals that defined the first half of the twentieth century. Here, in this compelling account of his early life, the author sketches his moral and intellectual history from childhood to the early fifties, providing the reader with a glimpse into a way of life that was radically different from anything an American or even a Western European could know. Using the events of his life as a starting point, "Native Realm" sets out to explore the consciousness ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean pages, no marks or tears, mild reading wear, tiny rip on cover, tight binding. Text in English, Polish. 300 p. 22 cm. Translation of Rodzinna Europa. read more
Description: Good. 0385175965 Condition: GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, dust jacket missing, cover wear, name written inside cover, considerable underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, binding loose, binding slants, pages tanning / curling, etc. Overall, the book is in decent shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2002
ISBN-13:9780374528300ISBN:0374528306
Description: Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. As a witness to immense social and political upheaval, Milosz examines the development of his own moral and intellectual history against the backdrop of many of the defining events of the twentieth century. read more
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780374528300. read more
Edition: Third Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780140106107ISBN:0140106103
Description: Trans. : Leach, Catherine S. Very Good/No Jacket. 0140106103 Used. read more
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780385175968ISBN:0385175965
Description: Translated from the Polish by Catherine S. Leach. Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. 1. pp. 300. read more
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780385175968ISBN:0385175965
Description: Translated from the Polish by Catherine S. Leach. Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Description: New. The autobiography of the Nobel laureate Before he emigrated to the United States, Czeslaw Milosz lived through many of the social upheavals that defined the first half of the twentieth century. Here, in this compelling account of his early life, the... read more
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