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Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Livre
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Livre
Etat : New.
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Edité par Faber & Faber, 1991
ISBN 10 : 057115171XISBN 13 : 9780571151714
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Faber & Faber, 1991
ISBN 10 : 057115171XISBN 13 : 9780571151714
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Edité par Penguin Classics, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Greener Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
Edité par Penguin Classics, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
Edité par Faber & Faber, 1991
ISBN 10 : 057115171XISBN 13 : 9780571151714
Vendeur : GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre
Etat : Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
Edité par Penguin Books Ltd, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback / softback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink.
Edité par Penguin Classics, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 272 pages. In Stock.
Edité par Faber & Faber, 1991
ISBN 10 : 057115171XISBN 13 : 9780571151714
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Good.
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
Livre
Etat : New. 2008. Paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216. . . . . .
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Etats-Unis
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Etat : New. 2008. Paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Etat : New.
Edité par Penguin Classic, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Edité par Penguin, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Pieuler Store, Suffolk, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Etat : good. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Edité par Penguin, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Pieuler Store, Suffolk, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Etat : new. Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!.
Edité par Penguin Books Ltd, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Edité par Penguin Books Ltd Jul 2008, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0141189592ISBN 13 : 9780141189598
Vendeur : Smartbuy, Einbeck, Allemagne
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - John Healy's The Grass Arena describes with unflinching honesty his experiences of addiction, his escape through learning to play chess in prison, and his ongoing search for peace of mind. This Penguin Classics edition includes an afterword by Colin MacCabe.In his searing autobiography Healy describes his fifteen years living rough in London without state aid, when begging carried an automatic three-year prison sentence and vagrant alcoholics prowled the parks and streets in search of drink or prey. When not united in their common aim of acquiring alcohol, winos sometimes murdered one another over prostitutes or a bottle, or the begging of money. Few modern writers have managed to match Healy's power to refine from the brutal destructive condition of the chronic alcoholic a story so compelling it is beyond comparison.John Healy (b. 1943) was born into an impoverished, Irish immigrant family, in the slums of Kentish Town, North London. Out of school by 14, pressed into the army and intermittently in prison, Healy became an alcoholic early on in life. Despite these obstacles Healy achieved remarkable, indeed phenomenal expertise in both writing and chess, as outlined in the autobiographical The Grass Arena. If you enjoyed The Grass Arena, you might like Last Exit to Brooklyn, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'Sober and precise, grotesque, violent, sad, charming and hilarious all at once'Literary Review'Beside it, a book like Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London seems a rather inaccurate tourist guide'Colin MacCabe 288 pp. Deutsch.
Edité par Faber & Faber Limited, 1988
ISBN 10 : 0571151701ISBN 13 : 9780571151707
Vendeur : Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Etats-Unis
Livre
Etat : Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library.
Edité par Faber and Faber, 3, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AU, 1990
ISBN 10 : 057115171XISBN 13 : 9780571151714
Vendeur : Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. A third impression of the true first paperback edition, published in 1990. With 'First published in 1988 - Reprinted 1988 - This paperback edition first published in 1990 - and the number line '4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3' on the printer's page. The scarcer hardcover first edition appeared in 1988, and was reprinted just the once before the novel was withdrawn from circulation and existing copies pulped. ***Very good in illustrated card covers, with the cover picture taken from the film of the book. The covers are clean, with just some light rubbing and creasing at the edges, commensurate with age and handling. There is a short 1cm split to the edge of the spine and front cover, but no other significant creases or tears. No bumps. No fading. Light vertical reading crease to the spine, but no reading lean. Spine tight. Contents also nice and clean, with no inscriptions or annotations. Paper stock clean - just lightly tanned. The top corner tips of a few pages towards the centre of the book are slightly creased (please see scans). ***194 pages including a printed Chess Problem and Solution at the back of the book. 197mm x 126mm. ***x.' (Quote taken from the back cover) ***'John Healy was born in London in 1943 to Irish immigrant parents in London's Kentish Town. Leaving school at the age of 14, he spent his formative years in the army, where he had a successful boxing career. Dishonourably discharged for drunkenness, resisting the guard and going absent without leave, Healy began a downward spiral that brought him into the subculture of London's homeless street drinkers. He spent fifteen years as a homeless alcoholic and was convicted of many petty crimes during this time. During one of his prison stretches he learned the game of chess from a fellow cellmate, Harry 'the Fox'. Finding that he had a special aptitude for the game, he decided to give up drinking and with the help of his former Probation Officer, Clive Soley (now Clive Soley, Baron Soley), he made his first moves back into normal life. He has remained sober since. His chess career continued for ten years and despite the ravages of his years spent on the streets he became a highly rated player, capable of playing four games simultaneously whilst wearing a blindfold and several games simultaneously with sight of the boards. Having given up his ambition of becoming a Grandmaster, Healy retired from tournament chess and began to write his life story, which was published in 1988 by Faber and Faber. "The Grass Arena" was instantly recognised as a classic of the memoir genre, and won many awards including the J. R. Ackerley Award for Literary Autobiography. This was the first book in the history of the prize to win the award outright. In 1990 Healy's autobiography was adapted into a film of the same name that won many major international awards, including the inaugural Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature at the Edinburgh Film Festival. A documentary about Healy's life and work, titled Barbaric Genius, directed by Paul Duane and produced by Screenworks Film and TV premiered at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival in 2011. It was nominated for the 2012 Grierson Documentary Award. Following a dispute with Faber and Faber in 1991, the book was put out of print in the UK, but was re-issued in 2008 as a Penguin Classic.' (Wiki) ***A third impression of the true first paperback edition, in very good condition. Due to the publisher withdrawing the book from circulation, copies of the original Faber editions in any printing are very scarce now. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Edité par Faber & Faber Limited, 1988
ISBN 10 : 0571151701ISBN 13 : 9780571151707
Vendeur : GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre
Etat : Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
Edité par Faber & Faber, 1991
ISBN 10 : 057115171XISBN 13 : 9780571151714
Vendeur : The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, Etats-Unis
Livre
Paperback. Etat : New.
Edité par Faber & Faber. 1988, 1988
Vendeur : Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
FIRST EDITION. Half title; edges sl. toned. Orig. black cloth. Black, green & red pictorial d.w., unclipped. A lovely bright copy. One of the great memoirs of the twentieth century, but no Bright Young Things here. The Grass Arena chronicles Healy's life as a homeless alcoholic and is told in a fast, fragmented style, to utterly absorbing effect. Unnervingly episodic, the narrator cannot see beyond the next bottle, fight, or doorway to sleep in, and consequently nor can the reader. The arena of the title is the drinkers' park in which most of the (largely horrifying) action takes place. While in prison, Healy learns chess from a cellmate and becomes so obsessed by the game (which he initially sees as a proxy for violence) that he gives up drinking and devotes his life to it, becoming a highly accomplished player who can defeat four opponents simultaneously while blindfolded. The book was initially an enormous success, and earned comparisons to Burroughs and Genet which, while accurate in terms of vitality and talent, were wide of the mark in other ways. Burroughs and Genet were afforded degrees of decadent glamour, while Healy (whose prose is harder and sparer in any case) was only briefly in favour with the literary establishment. In a dispute over royalties, he allegedly threatened to attack Robert McCrum (then director of Faber) with an axe, and the book was declared out of print. A troubling and essential work. Readers are further directed to Paul Duane's 2011 documentary, Barbaric Genius.