The Girl From the Coast

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Original title: Gadis Pantai

first published 1987 Booket, 2003 paperback 288 pages

Colección Ancora y delfín -- v. — book 949

"In a poor coastal fishing village, a beautiful girl unknowingly attracts the attention of a local aristocrat. Before she knows it, she is forced to marry this man she has never seen and leave behind all that is familiar to her - her carefree days spent helping her mother with daily tasks, dreamily listening to the sounds of the wind and the waves, and watching boats come and go. She is taken away to her husband's ma...

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This book in English

William Samuels 1 printing we hold · 2002 · Hyperion

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Editions we hold

GIRL FROM THE COAST, THE paperback · 2003 · Hyperion · 288 pages · 9780786887088
La joven de la costa paperback · 2003 · Booket · 288 pages · 9788423339884
noia de la costa edition · 2002 · Edicions de La Magrana · 288 pages · 9788482643984
The Girl From the Coast hardcover · 2002 · Hyperion · 208 pages · 9780786868209
La Joven De La Costa hardcover · 2002 · Destino Ediciones · 280 pages · 9788423333974
La Joven De La Costa hardcover · 2001 · Destino · 280 pages · 9788423333622
The girl from the coast edition · 1991 · Select Books · 189 pages
Meisje Van Het Strand paperback · 1990 · Manus Amici, Het Wereldvenster · 238 pages · 9789026946172

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