Originally published in 1980, this is Dirk Bogarde's first novel. In the uneasy aftermath of WWII, a group of ordinary British soldiers and their families find themselves stationed as peacekeepers at an outpost in the Java Sea. Whilst attempting to return the island to Dutch control, they are subject to violent attacks by the locals who want their freedom. As the Empire crumbles, the island is plunged into chaos and violence amidst a nationalist uprising. Selfishness, sex, greed, fear and revenge, all play their part; ...
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Originally published in 1980, this is Dirk Bogarde's first novel. In the uneasy aftermath of WWII, a group of ordinary British soldiers and their families find themselves stationed as peacekeepers at an outpost in the Java Sea. Whilst attempting to return the island to Dutch control, they are subject to violent attacks by the locals who want their freedom. As the Empire crumbles, the island is plunged into chaos and violence amidst a nationalist uprising. Selfishness, sex, greed, fear and revenge, all play their part; though so too do the finer instincts of love, loyalty and concern. At times gloriously funny, never sitting in judgement, Dirk Bogarde portrays mankind's fallible, complex humanity as the thin skin of conventional behaviour, tautened in the corrosive atmosphere of Southeast Asia, gradually begins to split.
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Add this copy of A Gentle Occupation to cart. $5.01, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Alfred a Knopf Inc.
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Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. A Gentle Occupation BY Dirk Bogarde Hardcover IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK COPYRIGHT 1980-FIRST AMERICAN EDITION Bogarde's debut novel, set in 1945, concerns... A Gentle Occupation BY Dirk Bogarde Hardcover IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK COPYRIGHT 1980-FIRST AMERICAN EDITION Bogarde's debut novel, set in 1945, concerns the period after the war as the British Army attempts to carry A Gentle Occupation BY Dirk Bogarde Hardcover IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK COPYRIGHT 1980-FIRST AMERICAN EDITION Bogarde's debut novel, set in 1945, concerns the period after the war as the British Army attempts to carry out a caretaking operation on an island seething with revolt following the Japanese occupation. A film star of the 1950s and 1960s, Bogarde has also written four volumes of autobiography.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 1st Printing. First (US) printing of the author's first novel, set in the Dutch East Indies in the aftermath of WWII. Near fine or better in like dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 59)
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1st edition, 8vo, 360pp, previous owner's name to ffep and mild traces of selotape glue residue to both front and back endpapers o/w VG Copy in VG DJ.
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Good in Good jacket. Ex Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Non-price clipped DJ is bumped with light edgewear and small tear. Cover is bumped with edgewear. Pgs. are clean & tight. Owner's name stamped inside front cover.
