UNTIL I FIND YOU by Irving, John - 2005

New York City, NY: Random House, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Random House, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 822 pages. The author's eleventh novel. One of John Irving's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents John Irving's "Until I Find You". Like all of John Irving's novels, long ("Less is not more. More is more") and autobiographical. Unlike all of them, its laser-beam focus (not just emphasis) on pre-pubescent sexuality, the sexual molestation of a boy at the hands, literally, of older women has been dubbed "the narrative of a penis", in the now-infamous review by the brilliant novelist Marianne Wiggins. Once close friends, the two writers no longer speak to each other. "Irving's descriptions are distressing to read, but they force the reader to relate to the characters in a way they would not in most works of fiction" (Calgary Herald) . An absolute "must-have" title for John Irving collectors. <b><i> 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 especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. 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. </b></i> One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOHN IRVING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1400063833.