The Sea, the Sea
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
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Penguin Publishing Group , 2001.
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Description
Winner of the prestigious Booker Prize—a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a playwright as he composes his memoirs Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, his mentor, both professionally and personally, and amuse himself with Lizzie, an actress he has strung along for many years. None of his plans work out, and his memoir evolves into a riveting chronicle of the strange events and unexpected visitors-some real, some spectral-that disrupt his world and shake his oversized ego to its very core.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
03/01/2001
Language
English
ISBN
9781101495650
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murdoch, I., & Kinzie, M. (2001). The Sea, the Sea . Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murdoch, Iris and Mary Kinzie. 2001. The Sea, the Sea. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murdoch, Iris and Mary Kinzie. The Sea, the Sea Penguin Publishing Group, 2001.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Murdoch, I. and Kinzie, M. (2001). The sea, the sea. Penguin Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murdoch, Iris, and Mary Kinzie. The Sea, the Sea Penguin Publishing Group, 2001.
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