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IN THE HEART OF THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY: And Other Stories

IN THE HEART OF THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY: And Other Stories

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IN THE HEART OF THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY: And Other Stories

by Gass, William H

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About This Item

New York: Harper & Row, (1968). First edition of author's second book. Collection of five stories includes the title story plus "The Pedersen Kid," "Mrs. Mean," "Icicles," and "Order of Insects." Minor spine crimps, otherwise bright and fine in near fine dust jacket folded onto the book slightly off-center. Jacket shows light tanning to spine lettering and the barest nicks to spine ends and corners.

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William H. Gass is an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, critic, and emeritus professor of philosophy. His first novel, Omensetter’s Luck , was published in 1966 and since then he has published several more works of fiction, including The Tunnel and Middle C . He has also published collections of essays, including On Being Blue (available from NYRB Classics), Fiction and the Figures of Life , and Life Sentences , and has received many awards and honors.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
IN THE HEART OF THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY: And Other Stories
Author
Gass, William H
Book Condition
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Publisher
Harper & Row
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
(1968)

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