New York:: Atheneum,, 1989.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. His second book. Vollman is a fantastic writer, in many senses of the word - perhaps the beginning of his preface will best give a hint of 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.' " 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. 541 pp.

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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 #: 58594
Title: THE RAINBOW STORIES
Author: Vollmann, William
Format/Binding: Hardcover first edition -
Book Condition: Used - Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Jacket Condition: like
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0233983511
ISBN 13: 9780233983516
Publisher: Atheneum,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: 1989.
Keywords: san francisco setting, prostitutes, cancer patients, skinheads, tenderloin district,
Bookseller catalogs: Modern first editions;

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