Last Stories and Other Stories
by Vollmann, William T
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Carmel, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Viking, 2014. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Signed on the Title Page. Tiny tear and slight push to base of the spine. SIGNED. Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
Synopsis
Supernaturally-tinged stories from William T. Vollmann, author of the National Book Award winner Europe Central In this magnificent new work of fiction, his first in nine years, celebrated author William T. Vollmann offers a collection of ghost stories linked by themes of love, death, and the erotic. A Bohemian farmer’s dead wife returns to him, and their love endures, but at a gruesome price. A geisha prolongs her life by turning into a cherry tree. A journalist, haunted by the half-forgotten killing of a Bosnian couple, watches their story, and his own wartime tragedy, slip away from him. A dying American romances the ghost of his high school sweetheart, while a homeless salaryman in Tokyo animates paper cutouts of ancient heroes. Are ghosts memories, fantasies, or monsters? Is there life in death? Vollmann has always operated in the shadowy borderland between categories, and these eerie tales, however far-flung their settings, all focus on the attempts of the living to avoid, control, or even seduce death. Vollmann’s stories will transport readers to a fantastical world where love and lust make anything possible.
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- Seller
- Mystery Mike's
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 90425
- Title
- Last Stories and Other Stories
- Author
- Vollmann, William T
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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Returns accepted within 10 days with prior notification and reason
About the Seller
Mystery Mike's
Biblio member since 2006
Carmel, Indiana
About Mystery Mike's
Offering hard to find, out of print, new, used and rare mystery and detective books.
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