THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN COMIC EPIC: The Novels of Barth, Pynchon, Gaddis, and Kesey
by Safer, Elaine B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0814319424
- ISBN 13
- 9780814319420
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In her study, Safer analyzes how 20th century epic writers make ironic use of traditional themes and patterns to develop a new genre, the American comic epic novel. Inscribed by Safer to Ben Siegel, a noted authority on modern Jewish American novelists, on the front pastedown, with a holographic note from Safer to Siegel laid in. A near fine copy in a bright and glossy dust jacket. Inscribed by Author.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53070
- Title
- THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN COMIC EPIC: The Novels of Barth, Pynchon, Gaddis, and Kesey
- Author
- Safer, Elaine B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0814319424
- ISBN 13
- 9780814319420
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Detroit
- Date Published
- 1988
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