SUBTLE BODIES

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 245 pages. The author's third novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. "Autographed Copy" green sticker pasted in front. Presents Norman Rush's "Subtle Bodies". His much-awaited and long-overdue third novel. "One of the few novels written for grown-up people. Rush's characters (the women more than the men) want to fall in love, to laugh, and to enjoy themselves. Their quirks, opinions, compulsions, and the cruel or considerate ways in which they treat their rivals and allies are all aspects of the personalities that keep us engrossed, along with the clarity and precision of Rush's sentences, the freshness of his observations, and our awareness that we are reading something quite rare: A remarkably non-judgmental novel about people who are perpetually and often harshly judging themselves and one another" (Francine Prose). "He has given us a portrait of that notoriously elusive thing, a genuinely happy couple. The book glows with their intimate joy: Their private jokes, their sexual teasing, their deep loyalty and mutual concern. Beautifully portrayed" (Adam Kirsch). An absolute "must-have" title for Norman Rush collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Norman Rush. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with a rare and pristine copy of the lovely Souvenir Material of the event during which his signature was obtained. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such 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. Winner of the National Book Award in 1991 for "Mating". One of the greatest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER NORMAN RUSH TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 140004250X.