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DANCING IN THE MOVIES. The Iowa School of Letters Award for Short Fiction
by Boswell, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0877451346
- ISBN 13
- 9780877451341
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This copy is briefly inscribed on the title page. Author's first book. Six stories encompassing a vast gamut of personalities, situations, and emotions, these stories penetrate our motives for doing what is right. Often there is no right or wrong, and the characters' motives for the choices they make are as diverse as the childhood memories they cherish and abhor. In the end, this book probes individual impulse and responsibility, creating stories so unerringly authentic that they becomeâirrepressiblyâpart of everyone who reads them. "The Darkness of Love" narrates three days in the life of a black policeman, distressed by his inner fears of racism and irresistibly attracted by his wife's sister. In "Dancing in the Movies" a college student returns to his hometown, where he finds his girlfriendâa heroin addictâand tries to convince her to overcome her habit. There are stories of men at war, of lovers trying to begin a relationship, of others trying to sustain their love. Each story revolves around characters with a choice to make, and Robert Boswell renders these characters in all of their fine, vulnerable, and relentless attributes.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15163
- Title
- DANCING IN THE MOVIES. The Iowa School of Letters Award for Short Fiction
- Author
- Boswell, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0877451346
- ISBN 13
- 9780877451341
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Place of Publication
- Iowa City
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- short fiction, signed and inscribed, Iowa School of Letters Award, racism, heroin, men at war, lovers
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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