PROPHET SONG by Lynch, Paul (Author) & McCann, Colum (Contributor/Co-Signature) - 2023

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 309 pages. The author's fifth novel. One of the most sensational literary events of our time. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a regular first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. The First-State DJ has "The Booker Prize 2023" Imprint since the American Edition was published post-Booker. It also has the "rave review" Front Cover Blurb, celebrated in its own right, by Colum McCann, fellow Irish author and the Number One champion of the novel. Presents Paul Lynch's "Prophet Song". His masterpiece and international breakthrough. "I haven't read a book that has shaken me so intensely in many years. The comparisons are inevitable - Saramago, Orwell, Cormac McCarthy - but this novel will stand entirely on its own" (Colum McCann). "Conveys the creeping horror of a Fascist catastrophe in a gorgeous and relentless stream-of-consciousness illuminating the terrible vulnerability of our loved ones, our daily lives, and our social coherence" (Booklist Starred Review). An absolute "must-have" title for Paul Lynch collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (on the day of the NYC Book Launch) in black pen-marker on the title page by the author: "Paul Lynch NYC 2/15/24". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on the tipped-in page and bookplate that have proliferated online. It is also uniquely, boldly, and beautifully signed and dated in black ink-pen on the half-title page by its literary champion: "Colum McCann Feb. 15, 2024". McCann's Blurb appears on the DJ's Front Cover. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only such uniquely double-signed, placed, and event-dated copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws (because they were read) or are in multiple subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare double-signed copy thus. Winner of the Booker Prize in 2023 for "Prophet Song". One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. . ISBN 0802163017.