First Canadian Edition, First Printing | Vintage Canada / Random House | 2004
A solid first printing copy of one of the most celebrated novels of the twenty-first century. Cloud Atlas was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Nebula Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and was later named among The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Mitchell's breathtakingly ambitious third novel weaves six nested narratives across centuries — from a Pacific voyage in 1850 to a post-apocalyptic Hawaiian island — exploring the echoes of human ambition, exploitation, and connection across time.
This is the first Canadian edition, first printing, confirmed by the complete number line (2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1) on the copyright page, published simultaneously with the first American trade paperback edition. Originally published in Great Britain in hardcover by Hodder & Stoughton in 2004, this Canadian paperback original preceded any North American hardcover edition.
The novel was adapted into a major film in 2012, directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer, starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and Hugh Grant, which significantly expanded Mitchell's international readership. A 20th Anniversary Edition was published in 2024.
Very Good+. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and bright throughout with no markings or annotations. Light shelf wear only. A handsome, collectible copy. First printing confirmed by complete number line.
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