"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
A Town Like Alice.
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1950. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6]; 332; [2]. Publisher's red cloth blocked in gilt to spine, top edge red, pictorial dust-jacket with price 10/6 to flap. No inscriptions. Contents clean, usual (gentle) toning to text block, crisp bright wrapper with a few minor creased tears at crown. Shows very well indeed. The author's defining novel, 'A Town Like Alice' (aka The Legacy) follows its heroine, a young woman who miraculously survived a wartime Japanese 'death march' in the Malayan jungle, to the rugged Australian bush. Basis for the 1956 J. Arthur Rank film directed by Jack Lee, starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch. Item #75254
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