New York, NY Doubleday: Nan A. Talese, 2002. Hardcover First Edition [2002]; So Stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [2002]; So Stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only a tiny, faint dot of soil to the bottom edge of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price has not clipped. 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.6 x 6 x 0.85 inches). 240 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15 ounces. Deckle fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

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The publication of "Notes to My Biographer," in Zoetrope: All-Story magazine introduced readers to the remarkable voice of Adam Haslett. Nominated as part of a National Magazine Award, broadcast on National Public Radio, performed at venues across the country, the story brought the author widespread recognition.Now, in his first book, Adam Haslett gives us nine richly varied stories, each suffused with intense emotion and written in a lyric prose alternatively lush and spare. You Are Not a Stranger Here carries its readers into the hearts and minds of people facing life's most profound dilemmas. We meet an aging inventor still burning with ideas as he makes a final visit to his gay son. A psychiatrist's encounter with a reluctant patient reveals a young doctor's own needs and fears. An orphaned boy finds solace in a classmate's violence. The return of an old lover disturbs the peace between a brother and sister who have lived together for decades.In settings that range from New England to Great Britain, from Los Angeles to the American West, the stories in this book treat what Faulkner called the old verities and truths of the heart: love and honor, pity and pride, compassion and sacrifice. They do so with heartbreaking precision and an often generous humor, drawing us past the surface of characters' lives into the moments of decision and recognition that shape them irrevocably. Together these stories constitute a significant achievement by a powerful new writer.From the Hardcover edition.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 56250
Title: You Are Not a Stranger Here.
Author: Adam Haslett
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition [2002]; So Stated. First Printing indicated by a c
ISBN 10: 0385501676
ISBN 13: 9780385501675
Publisher: Doubleday: Nan A. Talese,
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 2002.
Bookseller catalogs: Signed Fiction; English Literature; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;

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