About this title: A senior-school teacher in his fifties begins his day as usual, picking up his briefcase and some headache pills and after a cordial goodbye to his wife, leaving for work as he has done every morning for the past twenty-five years. However, this autumn morning is to be the start of no ordinary day. Though familiar with his students' hostile attitude towards both his lectures and himself, today he feels their enmity touch deeper than ever before and, after a passionate lecture on Ibsen's "The Wild Duck", it precipitates a crisis. He reaches a decision that forces an assessment of his choice of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Date Published: 2006-07-25
ISBN-13:9781555974466ISBN:1555974465
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VINTAGE Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781843432104ISBN:1843432102
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 176 pages. (176 pages) familiar with his students' hostile attitude towards both his lectures and himself, a senior school teacher reaches a decision that forces an assessment of his choice of life, of his marriage and ultimately of his values and worth in modern society. this is a story of a man lost in a world that no longer recognises either him or his talent. (Paperback) read more
Description: New. 1555974465 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! NEW Book! May have remainder mark. Most orders ship within 1 BUSINESS DAY with ORDER CONFIRMATION. Great Book at a Great Value! read more
Description: New. An Ibsen scholar falls desperately out of society--publication coinciding with Ibsen's 100th anniversary celebrations" "In front of him, twenty-nine young men and women about the age of eighteen who looked at him and returned his greeting. He asked... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Minnesota
Date Published: 2006
Description: Elias Rukla begins yet another day under the leaden Oslo sky. At the high school where he teaches, a novel insight into Ibsen's THE WILD DUCK grips him with a passion so intense that he barely notices the disinterest of his students. After the lesson, when a broken umbrella provokes an unpredictable rage, he barely notices the students' intense curiosity. He soon realizes, however, that this day will be the decisive day of his life., English, Year2006, Illust. B/W0, Illust. Color0, ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781843432104ISBN:1843432102
Description: New. Familiar with his students' hostile attitude towards both his lectures and himself, a senior school teacher reaches a decision that forces an assessment of his choice of life, of his marriage and ultimately of his values and worth in modern society. read more
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Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. A senior-school teacher in his fifties begins his day as usual, picking up his briefcase and some headache pills and after a cordial goodbye to his wife, leaving for work as he has done every morning for the past twenty-five years. However, this autumn morning is to be the start of no ordinary day. Though familiar with his students' hostile attitude towards ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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