Xv, 490 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt; Lighter Green Endpapers.First Edition, First Printing. Nf In Nf Slightly Rubbed Dj, With A Long Personal Inscription "With Gratitude And Admiration" To Richard Spangler On The Ffep Dated 12/8/1975. A Few Marks In Foreword, Introduction, And Afterword, Referencing The Text On Zen, And Apparently By Spangler, Author Of An Important Work On Kung Fu.

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Title

Time & /And The Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories

Publisher

Pasadena Ward Ritchie Press

Publication Date

1975

Language

English

ISBN 10

0378063758

ISBN 13

9780378063753

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine Dustjacket

Signed

Inscribed By Author to Richard

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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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