Fallaci, Oriana

A Man

ISBN: 0671252410
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. "Already hailed in Europe as a masterpiece, Oriana Fallaci's powerful new novel is the dramatic love story of a man and a woman who are caught in the conflicts of political struggle and are moved inexorably toward a confrontation with death. In A Man Fallaci draws a dynamic portrait of the unparalleled hero of the Greek resistance, Alexander Panagoulis, who was condemned to death for attempting to assassinate dictator George Papadopoulos. Saved from execution, Panagoulis was instead subjected to years of imprisonment and torture, only to be freed by a general amnesty. Released from prison, he meets the woman with whom he falls passionately in love and with whom he lives as he continues to gather evidence against corrupt government leaders." (from front flap) The epic historical-biographical novel by Oriana Fallaci (1929-2005), the legendary Italian journalist & writer whose adventurous, passionate & committed life & work began when she was a teenaged partisan fighter against Fascists & Nazis during World War II. Offered here is the English-language edition of the novel first published as "Un Uomo" in Italian the previous year (1979), translated into English by William Weaver. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, first American edition, first printing as indicated by number sequence on copyright page. A bold & compelling work of historic fiction by one of the world's most famous, acclaimed & sometimes controversial political journalists; an essential Fallaci collectible in its rarest original English-language form. Book in very fine condition with only very slight rubbing & moderate fading-sunning to edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; light rubbing & moderate spotting to upper edge of text block; much less at side & lower edges of same. Interior very fine with only tiny bumps at upper corners of a few page leaves; otherwise substantially mint. Dust jacket (first issue with $14.95 price at front flap, "1180" at back flap etc.) fine with mild rubbing, browning, faint scratching & occasional spotting to front, back covers, spine & flaps; a bit of wear & some tiny bumps, creases at thin edges & corners of same; moderate sunning (appears as goldening of silver color) to spine; one short-medium, faint crease at blank upper edge- right margin/ edge of front flap. Very Fine / Fine. [Item #4578]

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