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DISTORTIONS
by Beattie, Ann
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385116594
- ISBN 13
- 9780385116596
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1976. First Edition, First Printing. . Hard Cover in Slipcase. Fine/Very Good. The award-winning Beattie's first collection of short stories, published simultaneously in 1976 with her first novel, "Chilly Scenes of Winter," resulted in her recognition as a leading voice for the troubled generation of the 1960s and '70s in America. Signed by Beattie on the Title Page. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows only minor surface and edgewear at the spine ends and corners, no significant tears, creases or chipping, not price-clipped. A scarce signed copy of this author's first book.
Synopsis
Born in 1947, Ann Beattie grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., attended college at American University, and went on to do graduate work in English literature at the University of Connecticut. She began writing stories out of frustration with her doctoral work. After rejecting twenty-two submissions, The New Yorker published Beattie's "A Platonic Relationship" in 1974, and Beattie became a regular contributor to the magazine. Her first collection of stories, Distortions , and her first novel, Chilly Scenes of Winter , appeared simultaneously in 1976 and initiated a long-standing critical debate as to whether Beattie's greater strength is in the story or the novel. All critics agree, however, on the uniqueness of her style and her uncanny ability to expose certain truths about contemporary life, particularly as it lived by those of her own generation and social class. She lives in Maine and Key West with her husband, the painter Lincoln Perry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004890
- Title
- DISTORTIONS
- Author
- Beattie, Ann
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover in Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385116594
- ISBN 13
- 9780385116596
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- SHORT STORIES, FIRST EDITION, AMERICAN LITERATURE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories; Modern Novel; Fine Literature;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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