PEACE
by Wolfe, Gene
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (30430)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1975]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (30430). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed and dated by Wolfe on the title page. The author's third book and second novel. "Peace really was a gentle Midwestern memoir the first time I read it. It only became a horror novel on the second or the third reading." - Neil Gaiman, How To Read Gene Wolfe from World Horror Convention program book (2002). Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-272. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 58.
Reviews
On Mar 6 2020, a reader said:
This book was quite a ride. From the online synopses, you would expect a horror/thriller, but Peace is much more literature than anything else. Gene Wolfe is well known for his sci-fi and fantasy, but this means that he largely critiqued within the scope of these genres and his satisfaction of the criteria therein. Unfortunately, this means that his incredible writing talent has gone largely unnoticed because fantasy books outside of Tolkien and Lewis are largely the territory of nerds and so are judged on the degree that they satisfy a certain D&D-esque bone. Peace is a great example of this point because had Wolfe not been a sci-fi/fantasy author, this book would most certainly have been a NY Times Best-seller and would now be considered modern literature. Wolfe's writing, the pacing of his story-telling, the way he writes in riddles and mysteries into damn near every line in his work are all qualities that rank him not solely among the best of sci-fi/fantasy authors, but among the best of all authors irrespective of genre. I believe whole-heartedly that Wolfe will eventually be recognized as the genius he was regardless of the genres he frequented; it is only too unfortunate that, yet again, an author's deserved fame can only come after he is unable to receive it.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30430
- Title
- PEACE
- Author
- Wolfe, Gene
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (30430)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London
- Date Published
- [1975]
- Keywords
- Fantasy . Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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