New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0679415084 . This is the author's first novel. " This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "He is the author of a novel, 1993's Buffalo Soldiers, which was adapted into the film of the same name. The literary magazine Granta called him one of the most promising young novelists, and novelist James Carroll, in a positive review in The New York Times, called him a "fine novelist." In the United Kingdom, Buffalo Soldiers was highly praised by the reviewer of The Independent, who called it "powerful" and said that the novel's denouement was "delicate, unflinching and deeply moving." Other reviewers praised his portrayal of American military life in Germany, including its "race hatred and race-related violence." " (from Wikipedia) .

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Robert O'Connor was born in 1959, and received a B.A. in English/Writing Arts from the State University of New York at Oswego. He also has an M.A. in English from Syracuse University, where he studied under Raymond Carver and Tobias Wolff. He currently teaches English and fiction writing at SUNY Oswego and lives in upstate New York with his wife, Donna, and family. Buffalo Soldiers is his first novel.

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Bookseller: S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A46454
Title: Buffalo Soldiers
Author: O'Connor, Robert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0679415084
ISBN 13: 9780679415084
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1993
Keywords: 0679415084, Modern Fiction First Editions, Robert O'Connor, Soldiers, the Military, Satire, Peacetime
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction First Editions;

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