PU-239 AND OTHER RUSSIAN FANTASIES by Kalfus, Ken - 1999

New York City, NY: Milkweed Editions, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Milkweed Editions, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 289 pages. The author's second collection of fiction, consisting of a novella and six short stories. One of Ken Kalfus' finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Ken Kalfus's "PU-239". Selected as the best short story collection of the year 1999 by Salon Magazine. Inspired by his extensive travels across post-Soviet Russia between 1994 and 1998. "It's exhilarating to discover a young writer of so much range and so little self-consciousness about exploring it". An absolute "must-have" title for Ken Kalfus collectors. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Finalist for The National Book Award in 2006 for "A Disorder Peculiar To The Country". One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER KEN KALFUS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) . ISBN 1571310290.