New York, New York, U.S.A.: Persea Books (1983). Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. Octavo. 235pps. Stated First Edition. There is very faint dustspotting to the closed page-edges, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed at the extremities and has a small closed tear at the top of the front panel; the original price is intact. A very nice copy of the author's first novel. ".In this story about the Santinio family, transplanted from Cuba to New York City, we are offered an intimate portrait of immigrant life. American is 'the last world' for them, their final stopping-place. For Alejo, the father, it means escape from dreary farm life in San Pedro, perhaps a business of his own. For Mercedes, his wife, America is the last in an infinite line of worlds. She has had other lives, she believes, and will live again after her death. For the Santinio sons, Horacio and Hector, 'the last world' is not only last-chance America, but also Cuba -- the world before they were born, a place of sensuous beauty, ease, and ancestral memory, a mythical home. Filled with ghosts and the delicate presence of flowers, drunken men who hang onto the walls as if on a tossing ship, the sights and sounds of Oriente Province and New York City, the sweet nutty taste of a Cuban drink, the music and films of the 50's, lusty fantasies, and the toughest of city realities, 'Our House in the Last World' is a work of beauty and foreboding." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth.

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Bookseller: Nooks Of Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 205-4702
Title: Our House in the Last World : A Novel
Author: Hijuelos, Oscar
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
ISBN 10: 0892550694
ISBN 13: 9780892550692
Publisher: Persea Books
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
This edition first published: 1983
Keywords: OSCAR HIJUELOS OUR HOUSE IN THE LAST WORLD FIRST EDITIONS FICTION LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE SANTINIO FAMILY IMMIGRATION CUBAN IMMIGRANTS CUBA ORIENTE PROVINCE NEW YORK CITY 1950S COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS
Bookseller catalogs: Literature, Latin-American; Literature & Fiction, U S A;

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