London:: Andre Deutsch,, 1989.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Although these stories are based in San Francisco, this UK edition is the true first of Vollman's second book - a massive book at 541 pgs - and one with a small 1st printing of reportedly only 1250 copies. Vollman is a fantastic writer, in many senses of the word - perhaps the beginning of his preface will best give a hintof this book: "These stories are about skinheads, x-ray patients, whores, lovers, fetishists and other lost souls. Some of you will not like them, but I ask you to consider the wise words of that forceps philosopher, Robert Gilmore McKinnell: 'While it would be inappropriate to dedicate a vade mecum to a group of cold-blooded vertebraes, perhaps a kind word would not be out of order.' " SIGNED on the title page by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction

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From a writer who has won comparison with Thomas Pynchon and William S. Burroughs comes thirteen unnerving and often breathtaking stories populated by punks and angels, skinheads and religious assassins, streetwalkers and fetishists--people who live outside the law and and the clear light of the every day. Set in landscapes as diverse as ancient Babylon, India, and the seamy underbelly of San Francisco, these daring and innovative tales are laced with Vollman's fertile imagination. The Rainbow Stories ushers us into a world that bears an awful yet hypnotic resemblance to that of our deepest nightmares, confirming Vollman's reputation as a dark visionary of contemporary fiction.

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Bookseller: Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10307
Title: THE RAINBOW STORIES
Author: Vollmann, William
Format/Binding: SIGNED hardcover first edition -
Book Condition: Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Jacket Condition: fine
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0233983511
ISBN 13: 9780233983516
Publisher: Andre Deutsch,
Place of Publication: London:
Date Published: 1989.
Keywords: san francisco setting, prostitutes, cancer patients, skinheads, tenderloin district,
Bookseller catalogs: Modern first editions;

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