Accomplices (Inscribed First Edition)

K. C. Frederick

ISBN 10: 1579620914 / ISBN 13: 9781579620912

Published by Permanent Press (Sag Harbor), 2003

About this Item

First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Fine in a near fine dust jacket (slightly rubbed). A tight, clean copy, which appears unread. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to prior owner on title page. Author has signed and dated the book on title page. NOT price-clipped. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box.

Seller Inventory # signed-fiction-39

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Accomplices (Inscribed First Edition)
• Publisher: Permanent Press (Sag Harbor)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579620914
• ISBN 13: 9781579620912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Set in a central European country about five years after the fall of communism, K. C. Frederick's third novel, ACCOMPLICES, moves with a fevered urgency reminiscent of Graham Greene. As the nation confronts unprecedented changes, the protagonist, Stivan, must put his own life together. A man who's become accustomed to thinking of himself as a failure and a victim, he's driven by a crippling loneliness to seek a relationship with his former nurse. In re-opening this connection, though, Stivan gets a good deal more than he bargained for. Anya, whom he's considered an icon of solidity, has recently had serious problems of her own and things are further complicated when he agrees to shelter her brother Leni, on the run from his gangster boss in Paris.

When Stivan discovers that the priest he's working for is involved in illegal activities, he's faced with further dangerous choices. In a landscape that's constantly shifting, Stivan and Anya are determined to believe in a future even as they come to recognize how inescapably their personal lives are entwined with the uncertainties of a larger world, where enemies are hard to tell from friends and the unlikeliest people may turn out to be accomplices.

About the Author

K.C. FREDERICK has published 4 novels with the Permanent Press. INLAND (2006) won the L.L. Winship/PEN New England award. His short stories have appeared in many journals, a good number have been cited in the annual collections of Best American Short Stories and Pushcart Prizes and several have been anthologized. In addition to this recognition, his work has won him a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Born and raised in Detroit, K.C. Frederick lives in the Boston area.