GEEK LOVE
by Dunn, Katherine
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight fade to the orange color of the dust jacket at the spine panel. (26454)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight fade to the orange color of the dust jacket at the spine panel. (26454). Octavo, cloth backed boards. The author's third novel. Carny family raises their own freak show by creating mutants. Nominated for the National Book Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-360.
Synopsis
Geek Love is a novel by Katherine Dunn, published completely by Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Random House) in 1989. Dunn published parts of the novel in Mississippi Mud Book of Days (1983) and Looking Glass Bookstore Review (1988). It was a finalist for the National Book Award. The novel is the story of a traveling carnival run by Aloysius "Al" Binewski and his wife "Crystal" Lil.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26454
- Title
- GEEK LOVE
- Author
- Dunn, Katherine
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight fade to the orange color of the dust jacket at the spine panel. (26454)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1989]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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