Fifteen stories filled with humor and compassion capture the idioms and strength of homeless, restless, and hopeful Americans including a kid on the road, anthropologists in the field, bums on a beach, and a lonely woman in Boston
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If the U.S. were to boast one great independent film director, he would be John Sayles, a cult figure among his admirers. Nominated for both an Academy Award for scriptwriting and a National Book Award, Sayles has written screenplays, teleplays, short stories, and novels and has worked as a script doctor for a virtual who's who of Hollywood film and television talent.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1979. First edition, first printing. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. [8], 313. Original black paper jacket with white and gold type. Red cloth over black paper boards with gold gilt type. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket has light edge wear, chipping, one small closed tear at upper corner of back panel. Light bumping on upper corner of front board. Text is unmarked. Binding solid. Seller Inventory # 4432129
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1979 Little Brown FIRST edition of Sayles's 3rd novel. This book is in VG/VG condition. The HB has a taped in article on the rear endpages and there is old tape residue on the ffep as well. There is a tiny bit of slant to the spine. Overall a very strong copy of a hard to find book!. Book. Seller Inventory # 3752
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