TRASH.
by Allison, Dorothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0932379524
- ISBN 13
- 9780932379528
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
Trash, Allison's landmark collection, laid the groundwork for her critically acclaimed Bastard Out of Carolina, the National Book Award finalist that was hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "simply stunning...a wonderful work of fiction by a major talent." In addition to Allison's classic stories, this new edition of Trash features "Stubborn Girls and Mean Stories," an introduction in which Allison discusses the writing of Trash and "Compassion," a never-before-published short story. First published in 1988, the award-winning Trash showcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories that give aching and eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us. These are tales of loss and redemption; of shame and forgiveness; of love and abuse and the healing power of storytelling. A book that resonates with...
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Waverley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1715
- Title
- TRASH.
- Author
- Allison, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0932379524
- ISBN 13
- 9780932379528
- Publisher
- FIREBRAND BOOKS. ITHACA 1988
- Place of Publication
- Jackson, Tennessee, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0932379524, Modern Literature/dorothy Allison/213
Terms of Sale
Waverley Books
About the Seller
Waverley Books
About Waverley Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...