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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. CLASSIC: BRILLIANT: NEW LOA First Edition hardcover (Orig. 2005): NEW LOA slipcase w/ double-ruled gilt borders & LOA-logo on front panel & w/ sharp new edges & corners, NEW British-green silk-finish Brillianta fabric-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles & Library of America colophon handsomely gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE distinctive white-on-green LOA-patterned card-stock end-papers, NEW Smyth-sewn binding w/ tight signatures & w/ green-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps & green silk page-marker ribbon bound in at top, PRISTINE interior printed in remarkably clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB unblemished acid-free Domtar Literary Opaque archival paper MARRED ONLY by the name of a prominent Connecticut literary family (w/ date, place & volume no.) neatly penned at bottom-right first front title page * 5.00" x 8.12" x 1.14", 0.58 kg, 1051 pp. Slipcase: 5.42" x 8.50" x 1.18", 0.67 kg * CONTENTS: Goodbye, Columbus & Five Short Stories (7), Letting Go (233); Chronology (897-907), Note on the Texts (908-909), Notes (910-913) * ABOUT THE BOOK: The title novella, "Goodbye, Columbus", the story of a summer romance between a poor young man from Newark & a rich Radcliffe co-ed, is both a tightly wrought tale of youthful desire & a satiric gem that takes aim at the comfortable affluence of the postwar boom. Here & in the stories that accompany it, including "The Conversion of the Jews" and "Defender of the Faith", Roth depicts Jewish lives in 1950s America w/ unflinching sharpness of observation. In "Letting Go", a sprawling novel set largely against the backdrop of Chicago in the 1950s, Roth portrays the moral dilemmas of young people cast precipitously into adulthood, & in the process describes a skein of social & family responsibilities as they are brought into focus by issues of marriage, abortion, adoption, friendship, & career. The novel's expansiveness provides a wide scope for Roth s gift for vivid characterization, & in his protagonist Gabe Wallach he creates a nuanced portrait of a responsive young academic whose sense of morality draws him into the ordeals of others with unforeseen consequences. * The LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best & most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (New Republic). * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book w/ our greatest elegance & care for FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the U.S. w/ Domestic USPS PRIORITY MAIL available for a nominal additional fee of $14.00 & all international orders via Mandatory USPS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL at our below-cost posted rates. Seller Inventory # 009398
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