Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of Hiroshima Mon Amour by Marguerite Duras. First Paperback Edition unstated, 1961 Grove Press. Third Printing stated with $1.95 cover price.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, bright covers with no creases, clean page blocks, heavy surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with multiple spine cracks, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with some marks, but without any inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
One of the most influential works in the history of cinema, Alain Renais’s Hiroshima Mon Amour gathered international acclaim upon its release in 1959 and was awarded the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film festival and the New York Film Critics’ Award. Ostensibly the story of a love affair between a Japanese architect and a French actress visiting Japan to make a film on peace, Hiroshima Mon Amour is a stunning exploration of the influence of war on both Japanese and French culture and the conflict between love and humanity.
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