Vintage 40s Book The Purple Plain by H.E. Bates 1947 Blue Hardcover
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| Management number | 27661892 | Release Date | 2025/12/19 | List Price | $21.00 | Model Number | 27661892 | ||
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Vintage 1940s 40s Book. The Purple Plain by H.E. Bates. Printed in 1947. Blue colored Harcorver book. Deckled edge / Rough Cut page binding which give it an antiquarian look and feel. 1st edition. Printed in the United States of America USA. Very good condition.
During 1945 H. E. Bates spent some time in Burma and India with the aim of writing about the Burmese war for American readers. The experience inspired three ‘Asian novels’, one of which was The Purple Plain. After returning to England he heard a story about a pilot who, having lost his wife to a German bomb while on honeymoon, as a consequence had become "a much-decorated hero by the dubious method of trying to get himself killed". It provided the spark that prompted Bates to start working on the novel (in any event, because of his experiences while over there, he was already keen to write about his time in Burma).
| Category | Books > Fiction Books > Literary Fiction Books |
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| Condition | Good |
Literary Fiction Books
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