Autobiography of Red [first edition]
by Carson, Anne
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. 149 pp. Tan and brown paper boards, spine lettered in silver, with the dust jacket. Head and tail of spine rubbed, small nick on top edge of front board. One of Carson's earlier and most beloved works, "a novel in verse." The first edition has become uncommon.
Synopsis
Autobiography of Red (1998) is a verse novel by Anne Carson, based loosely on the myth of Geryon and the Tenth Labor of Herakles, especially on surviving fragments of the lyric poet Stesichorus' poem Geryoneis. Autobiography of Red is the story of a red winged monster living in the modern day. Sexually abused by his older brother, his affectionate mother too weak-willed to protect him, the monstrous young boy finds solace in photography and in a romance with a young man named Herakles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Triolet Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2215
- Title
- Autobiography of Red [first edition]
- Author
- Carson, Anne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
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Los Angeles, California
About Triolet Rare Books, ABAA
Triolet Rare Books, member ABAA/ILAB, specializes in twentieth century art and literature with a focus on modernism, livres d'artistes, poetry, and the avant-garde.
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