Eleanor Catton – The Luminaries – SIGNED – First UK Edition 2013
£125.00
A first edition, first printing published by Granta in 2013. Signed by the author on the title page.
A fine copy in like, unclipped wrapper.
A complex novel which uses the Western Astrology system and a series of unsolved crimes, set in New Zealand’s South Island in 1866. A childhood trip to the West Coast inspired Catton’s interest in the West Coast Gold Rush and she spent two years researching for the book. Winner of the Booker prize in 2018, it was the longest book (832 pages) and Catton the youngest author to ever win the Booker.
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A first edition, first printing published by Granta in 2013. Signed by the author on the title page.
A fine copy in like, unclipped wrapper.
A complex novel which uses the Western Astrology system and a series of unsolved crimes, set in New Zealand’s South Island in 1866. A childhood trip to the West Coast inspired Catton’s interest in the West Coast Gold Rush and she spent two years researching for the book. Winner of the Booker prize in 2018, it was the longest book (832 pages) and Catton the youngest author to ever win the Booker.
