First Edition, third impression. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly bumped spine heel. Slightly cocked. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to top edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped.
A novel, nominated for the Booker Prize in 1983, which traces the fortunes of Dr. Petworth, a practised cultural traveller and academic linguist who is visiting the Eastern European country of Slaka at a time of social unease.
