The novel of the century

David Bellos

earliest edition we have, 2017 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018 paperback 336 pages

"The definitive biography of the world's most popular novel. Putting a century of scholarship on one of the world's most enduring popular novels into accessible, narrative form, this new approach to a classic of world literature is written for a wide general readership. Packed full of information about the book's origins and later career on stage and screen, The Novel of the Century brings to life the extraordinary s...

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The Novel of the Century paperback · 2018 · Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 336 pages · 9780374537401
The Novel of the Century paperback · 2018 · Penguin UK · 304 pages · 9780241954478
The Novel of the Century hardcover · 2017 · Particular Books · 336 pages · 9781846144707
The Novel of the Century audiobook · 2017 · Tantor Audio · 9781515962632
The Novel of the Century edition · 2017 · Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 336 pages · 9780374716295
The novel of the century edition · 2017 · Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 307 pages · 9780374223236
Novel of the Century edition · 2017 · Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141969794

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