PERFIDIA: THE SECOND L.A. QUARTET

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 720 pages. The author's first "Second L. A. Quartet" novel. One of James Ellroy's finest achievements. Also, one of the most ambitious literary projects of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a regular first print run as a hardcover original only. "Signed First Edition" gold round sticker pasted in front. Presents James Ellroy's "Perfidia". The inaugural volume of his projected second L. A. Quartet, set in Los Angeles during World War II, its aftermath twenty-five years later (between 1946 and 1972), and resurrecting characters who appeared in the first quartet as their much younger selves. The second volume of the ambitious prequel-quartet, "This Storm", appeared in 2019. "Shows us the war on the home front as we have never seen it before. The result is both pure, unadulterated Ellroy and a darkly compelling deconstruction of the recent American past. Written in the familiar staccato style that delivers large amounts of information in extremely compressed form. The violence, which is frequent and horrific, is described with a clinical exactitude that never flinches. This is James Ellroy's America, and it is a savage, frightening place" (The Washington Post). "Ask me to name the best living novelist who's fierce, brave, funny, scatological, beautiful, convoluted, and paranoid. And it becomes simple: James Ellroy. If insanity illuminated by highly dangerous strokes of literary lightning is your thing, then Ellroy's your man" (Stephen King). An absolute "must-have" title for James Ellroy collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed (initialled/"scrawled") in black ink-pen on the publisher's tipped-in page by James Ellroy. It is also very boldly and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by James Ellroy. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such double-signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. 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 signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JAMES ELLROY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0307956997.