Synopsis
A collection of Fast’s best short fiction, from science fiction and fantasy to philosophy and suspense
This collection of short stories encompasses twenty years of work by Howard Fast, including some of his best-known and most treasured tales. Not merely fantasy or science fiction, these “Zen stories” explore the world’s mysterious and unanswerable questions, big and small, and the results are at once bizarre, humorous, chilling, and poignant. An American general shoots down what appears to be an angel during a Vietnam War battle, a celebrated author becomes a hunted man, and a mouse is granted human thought and emotion by a group of alien beings. The thirty-one stories in Time and the Riddle showcase Fast’s range and supreme talent as a storyteller.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed & signed by Fast on the first free endpaper. Octavo in dust jacket. Condition: there are a couple of small nicks to the edges of the dust jacket; slight sun-fading to the jacket's spine. Else fine in near fine DJ. Pages: xv, 490. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 9100
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, in pen, on the half title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a faint dusty smell to the text pages. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some very beginning rubbing to the spine ends. "While he was at Mill Point Federal Prison, Fast began writing his most famous work, Spartacus, a novel about an uprising among Roman slaves. Blacklisted by major publishing houses following his release from prison, Fast was forced to publish the novel himself. It was a success, going through seven printings in the first four months of publication. (According to Fast in his memoir, 50,000 copies were printed, of which 48,000 were sold. ) He subsequently established the Blue Heron Press, which allowed him to continue publishing under his own name throughout the period of his blacklisting. Just as the production of the film version of Spartacus (released in 1960) is considered a milestone in the breaking of the Hollywood blacklist, the reissue of Fast's novel by Crown Publishers in 1958 effectively ended his own blacklisting within the American publishing industry. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # A42060
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