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Interviews | October 21, 2009

Jill Owens: IMG The Powells.com Interview with Sam Savage

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samsavageSam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and... Continue »
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    The Cry of the Sloth

    Sam Savage
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The Year of the Whale

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Publisher Comments:

A rare and timeless book that takes the reader beneath the ocean's surface to travel with a young sperm whale. With a new foreword by the author. "A writer of unusual grace and feeling ... This is a fine book". — The New Yorker

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781558214484
Author:
Scheffer, Victor
Publisher:
The Lyons Press
Author:
Scheffer, Victor B.
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Marine Life
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
Mammals
Subject:
Sperm whale
Edition Number:
First edition
Series Volume:
number 4
Publication Date:
19960201
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.21x5.52x.62 in. .64 lbs.
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