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D.M. Thomas – The Flute-Player – First Edition 1979
£45.00
A first edition, first printing of The Flute-Player by D M Thomas, published by Victor Gollancz, London in 1979. A fine book free from internal inscriptions, binding lightly cocked, very slight pushing to spine tips and upper corner of rear board, text block bright and crisp. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with pushing to head of spine and upper knuckles of front and rear flap folds, some shelf wear and staining to spine. Jacket illustration by Liz Atkin.
The Flute-Player by D M Thomas is set in an unnamed, chaotic city, evoking Leningrad under totalitarian rule. The novel follows Elena, a resilient and muse-like figure who survives as a prostitute, dancer, artist’s model and servant. Amid widespread repression of artists, she preserves the creative spirit by memorising and carrying poetry that might otherwise be destroyed. Thomas draws inspiration from Russian poets like Akhmatova. The flute in the title only appears at the novel’s end, symbolising hope and transformation.
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A first edition, first printing of The Flute-Player by D M Thomas, published by Victor Gollancz, London in 1979. A fine book free from internal inscriptions, binding lightly cocked, very slight pushing to spine tips and upper corner of rear board, text block bright and crisp. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with pushing to head of spine and upper knuckles of front and rear flap folds, some shelf wear and staining to spine. Jacket illustration by Liz Atkin.
The Flute-Player by D M Thomas is set in an unnamed, chaotic city, evoking Leningrad under totalitarian rule. The novel follows Elena, a resilient and muse-like figure who survives as a prostitute, dancer, artist’s model and servant. Amid widespread repression of artists, she preserves the creative spirit by memorising and carrying poetry that might otherwise be destroyed. Thomas draws inspiration from Russian poets like Akhmatova. The flute in the title only appears at the novel’s end, symbolising hope and transformation.
