About Schmidt
by Begley, Louis
Louis Begley is the author of four novels. Wartime Lies, which was written when he was in his mid-fifties, was followed by The Man Who Was Late, As Max Saw It, and About Schmidt. He is currently finishing a fifth novel. Begley has another life, that of a lawyer. He is a senior partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, one of America's most prestigious firms, and is the head of its international practice. Wartime Lies was the winner of the PEN Hemingway Award, The Irish Times Aer Lingus International Prize, and the Prix Medicis Etranger, France's most coveted prize for fiction in translation. It was a National Book Award, Los Angeles Times Book Award, and National Book Critics' Circle Award finalist. About Schmidt was likewise a National Book Critics' Circle Award and Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist. Begley has received the American Academy of Letters prize for literature and numerous other awards. Begley was born in Stryj, a town that was Polish and is now part of Ukraine, in 1933. Being Jewish, he survived the German occupation by pretending, with the help of false identification papers, to be a Catholic Pole. Begley and his parents left Poland in 1946 and settled in New York in 1947. Begley graduated from Harvard College in 1954, and after having served in the U.S. army, from Harvard Law School in 1959. Since 1974, Begley has been married to Anka Muhlstein, a prize-winning French author of biographies and other historical works. The combined family includes five grown children. His are a painter and sculptor, a book critic, and an art historian. Hers are a foreign relations specialist and a television journalist.
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NY: Knopf, 1996. Tiny remainder dot to top edge. This is the first edition of the author's fourth book -- about a subject he knows well, a lawyer in the metropolitan New York area. Loose basis for the popular movie that starred Jack Nicholson in one of his best roles. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
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HARDCOVER. SIGNED in Person at the Book Signing Event. ABOUT SCHMIDT by Louis Begley (1996). SIGNED to the Full Title page by Louis Begley, the author. Brand New and Never owned. This is a First Edition, Fourth Printing copy as stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket is in Brand New condition with no issues. The book has no tears,… Read more about this item Item Price
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NY: Knopf, 1996. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Begley on the title page. Rear board bottom corner very weakly tapped; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Basis for the film of the same title starring Jack Nicholson.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. Item Price
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About Schmidt: A Novel
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Red remainder dot bottom edge.
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About Schmidt.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. His well received novel which was made into a terrific movie with Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates and Hope Davis. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and warmly inscribed by Begley on the half title page: "for Oscar - affectionately and with boundless admiration Louis Begley 26/ix/96." A… Read more about this item Item Price
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About Schmidt
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing of this notable novel, later made into a film w/Jack Nicholson. Fine in a fine jacket.
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About Schmidt
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Random House Publishing Group, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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ABOUT SCHMIDT
by Begley, Louis
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- 1996
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NY: Knopf, 1996. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Begley on the front free endpage. Spine cloth and dustjacket minimally rubbed. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Basis for the 2002 Alexander Payne directed filml starring Jack Nicolson, Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
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