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The American
The American
Author: Henry James
Henry James brilliantly combines comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama in this tale of a wealthy American businessman in Paris. Determined to marry Claire de Cintré, a scintillating and beautiful aristocrat, Christopher Newman comes up against the machinations of her impoverished but proud family in a dramatic clash between the Old Worl...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375726118
ISBN-10: 037572611X
Publication Date: 12/12/2000
Pages: 384
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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This book is the book by Henry James, NOT Leon Edel. Edel wrote the Afterword.
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If you are a Henry James fan, you will enjoy The American. It's a classic and his most psychological tale of all. Order this one up.


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