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19418092 No.19418092 [Reply] [Original]

>tfw your favorite book hasn't been published in english since 1941 and every copy that exists for sale now is ridiculously overpriced
I should just learn French at this point

>> No.19418099

>>19418092
You're very smart wow look at this guy.

Happy now anon? We all know this is what you wanted.

>> No.19418103

>>19418099
i was looking for a kindred spirit actually, anon.

>> No.19418188

>>19418092
I was in the same boat funnily enough, one of my favorite books was confined to a library at my college. Other than that there were copies of it online for triple digits or copies in the original language. If you can find a copy in a library somewhere and don't mind ebooks just take pictures of literally every page, run it in a text parser, and dump that all in a PDF. Otherwise try emailing smaller / less "amazon"y book stores, odds are at least one has a copy. G-d willing you'll have a copy soon.

All that said, after looking into it this does sound like a good read. I hope you're able to find it, anon!

>> No.19418230

>>19418188
Same anon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00085D6VW?tag=addallused-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
This is the cheapest copy I can find, $51~ isn't that bad all things considered. I've spent over $80 for out of print books in the past and I've been willing to spend more. I just remembered about AddAll, which is how I found this, I apologize for forgetting until after I responded last. You may have more luck than me looking around!

https://www.addall.com/SuperRare/UsedPage.html?id=211117183410032340&order=PRICE&ordering=ASC&dispCurr=USD&inTitle=thibaults&inAuthor=gard&inDesc=&exTitle=&exAuthor=&exDesc=&match=Y&via=&eachShow=50&pg=7
(The page I found the cheapest english copy on, check pages lower in number just incase one slipped through my search)

>> No.19418238

>>19418188
>G-d willing
Hahaha what a faggot

>> No.19418383

>>19418188
yeah I got my hands on it through my university library when I was a student. I've been wanting to own now since I've graduated

>>19418230
Thanks for this

>> No.19418446

>>19418383
It feels like that's how I found most of my favorite books haha, walking down the aisles of my school's library and picking things at random. And it's the least I can do! Again, good luck finding it.

>> No.19418452

>>19418092
is it good?
if it isn't online already get anons a copy to pirate

>> No.19418487
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>>19418452
https://libgen.rs/fiction/?q=The+Thibaults&criteria=&language=&format=
I think OP is more interested in obtaining a physical copy (Which I get). Otherwise, take your pick my friend!

>> No.19418506

>>19418487
thanks. downloaded to be read... sometime. my to read list is like 100 titles long.

out of print books are a bitch and a half to find. you'd be better off printing it out yourself.

>> No.19418507

You can also just get it through an interlibrary loan and scan it.

>> No.19420080

>>19418092
Good stuff. Martin du Gard's short book Confidence Africaine (translated into English with the same title) is also very good.

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>>19418092