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Do Not Say We Have Nothing
A flat-signed hardcover copy of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien, published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada in 2016. This is the first Canadian edition, third printing, identified by the number line ending in 3, and it retains its illustrated dust jacket. Madeleine Thien has signed the title page directly, without a visible inscription or personalization.
Thien's sweeping literary novel follows interconnected generations of a family of musicians through Mao's Cultural Revolution and the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, while a later generation pieces together the family's history from Vancouver. The novel combines an intimate family story with a broader exploration of music, memory, political upheaval, loss, and survival.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing won both the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. Its award recognition and the author's signature make this Canadian hardcover an appealing copy for readers and collectors of contemporary Canadian literature.
The seller grades the book Very Good. Light edge and shelf wear is visible on the dust jacket, and blue ink markings appear on the upper portion of the copyright page. A photographed author-biography page appears intact and unmarked in the visible area. Please check all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the actual copy offered.
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A flat-signed hardcover copy of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien, published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada in 2016. This is the first Canadian edition, third printing, identified by the number line ending in 3, and it retains its illustrated dust jacket. Madeleine Thien has signed the title page directly, without a visible inscription or personalization.
Thien's sweeping literary novel follows interconnected generations of a family of musicians through Mao's Cultural Revolution and the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, while a later generation pieces together the family's history from Vancouver. The novel combines an intimate family story with a broader exploration of music, memory, political upheaval, loss, and survival.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing won both the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. Its award recognition and the author's signature make this Canadian hardcover an appealing copy for readers and collectors of contemporary Canadian literature.
The seller grades the book Very Good. Light edge and shelf wear is visible on the dust jacket, and blue ink markings appear on the upper portion of the copyright page. A photographed author-biography page appears intact and unmarked in the visible area. Please check all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the actual copy offered.
