THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE (SIGNED by author DAVE EGGERS and illustrator SHAWN HARRIS, with doodle by Harris) (Deluxe Wood-Bound Edition)

Eggers, Dave

ISBN 10: 1952119456 / ISBN 13: 9781952119453

Published by McSweeney's, 2023

About this Item

SIGNED by author DAVE EGGERS in black marker on title page, at Inkspell Books in Half Moon Bay, CA. Also signed by illustrator SHAWN HARRIS on the pictorial endpapers, with a doodle of a quacking duck. First Edition, 2nd printing. 2024 Newbury Medal Winner. Spectacular real wood hardboards and with all edges bright in gilt. McSweeney's San Francisco, A delightful, beautiful, unique binding for Eggers' latest work of fiction. Condition: fine/fine/fine; brand new and unread. Beautiful real wood hardboards with cut-out letters and see-through picture framing; red cloth spine with gilt lettering; corners sharp; pristine condition. Pictorial classic art endpapers. Text block with all edges gilt; tight, square, unmarked, unread; flawless condition. Packaged with plenty of bubble wrap and shipped in a box to arrive in best condition. "A wild, lyrical, hilarious and beautiful story of a wild dog living and surviving in an urban park Johannes, a free dog, lives in a park hemmed in on three sides by dense human neighborhoods, and on one side by the ocean. His job is to be the Eyes - to see everything that happens within the park and report to the park's elders, three ancient bison who ensure the Equilibrium. His friends--a stalwart seagull, a mordant raccoon, a one-eyed squirrel, and a pelican who can read--work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure everything is in balance. But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats--an actual boatload of goats--who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes' view of the world. Readers will thrill to Johannes's inimitable and wonderful voice, and will gorge on this unforgettable story of friendship, beauty, liberation, and running very, very fast." (McSweeney's).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE (SIGNED by author DAVE EGGERS and illustrator SHAWN HARRIS, with doodle by Harris) (Deluxe Wood-Bound Edition)
• Publisher: McSweeney's
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1952119456
• ISBN 13: 9781952119453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Harris, Shawn
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Newbury Award
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

WINNER OF THE 2024 NEWBERY MEDAL

A New York Times bestseller and Today Show Summer Pick

A wild, lyrical, hilarious and beautiful story of a wild dog living and surviving in an urban park

Johannes, a free dog, lives in a park hemmed in on three sides by dense human neighborhoods, and on one side by the ocean. His job is to be the Eyes--to see everything that happens within the park and report to the park's elders, three ancient bison who ensure the Equilibrium. His friends--a stalwart seagull, a mordant raccoon, a one-eyed squirrel, and a pelican who can read--work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure everything is in balance.

But changes are afoot. More humans, including Trouble Travelers, arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats--an actual boatload of goats--who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes' view of the world.

Readers will thrill to Johannes's inimitable and wonderful voice, and will gorge on this unforgettable story of friendship, beauty, liberation, and running very, very fast.

About the Author

Dave Eggers is the author of many books, including The Eyes and the Impossible, The Every, The Circle, The Monk of Mokha, and the National Book Award finalist A Hologram for the King, as well as numerous books for young readers, including Her Right Foot, Faraway Things, and The Lifters. He is the founder of the independent publishing company McSweeney's and the college-access nonprofit ScholarMatch, and the co-founder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired dozens of other centers worldwide. He is the winner of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.