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A hero with Huck Finn's heart and charm, lighting by El Greco and jokes by Punch and Judy.... Riddley Walker is haunting and fiercely imagined andthis matters mostintensely ponderable.' Benjamin DeMott, The New York Times Book Review 'This is what literature is meant to be.' Anthony Burgess 'Russell Hoban has brought off an extraordinary feat of imagination and style.... The conviction and consistency are total. Funny, terrible, haunting and unsettling, this book is a masterpiece.' Anthony Thwaite, Observer 'Extraordinary... Suffused with melancholy and wonder, beautifully written, Riddley Walker is a novel that people will be reading for a long, long time.' Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World 'Stunning, delicious, designed to prevent the modern reader from becoming stupid.' John Leonard, The New York Times 'Highly enjoyable... An intriguing plot... Ferociously inventive.' Walter Clemons, Newsweek 'Astounding... Hoban's soaring flight of imagination is that golden rarity, a dazzlingly realized work of genius.' Jane Clapperton, Cosmopolitan 'An imaginative intensity that is rare in contemporary fiction.' Paul Gray, Time Riddley Walker is a brilliant, unique, completely realized work of fiction. One reads it again and again, discovering new wonders every time through. Set in a remote future in a postnuclear holocaust England (Inland), Hoban has imagined a humanity regressed to an ironage, semiliterate stateand invented a language to represent it. Riddley is at once the Huck Finn and the Stephen Dedalus of his culturerebel, change agent, and artist. Read again or for the first time this masterpiece of 20thcentury literature with new material by the author.
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- Q: What is the condition of 'Riddley Walker'? A: The book is in Near Fine condition, with clean boards and minimal shelf wear on the fore edges.
- Q: Is 'Riddley Walker' a first edition? A: Yes, it is a first edition and first printing of the book.
- Q: Does the book come with a dust jacket? A: Yes, 'Riddley Walker' includes a dust jacket that is also in Near Fine condition, not chipped or crinkled.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: 'Riddley Walker' is bound in hardcover.
- Q: How many pages does 'Riddley Walker' have? A: The book contains 220 pages.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Riddley Walker'? A: The author of the book is Russell Hoban.
- Q: When was 'Riddley Walker' published? A: 'Riddley Walker' was published on January 1, 1980.
- Q: Is this book a remaindered copy? A: No, this book is not remaindered.
- Q: How is the book packaged for shipping? A: The book is well packaged to ensure it arrives safely, and it is shipped quickly.
- Q: What features does this book have? A: 'Riddley Walker' is a used book in good condition, suitable for readers and collectors alike.