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NOVELS & OTHER NARRATIVES 1986-1991 by Philip Roth was published by the LIBRARY OF AMERICA in 2008. Founded in 1979 the LIBRARY OF AMERICA , a nonprofit organization, was created with a unique and unprecedented goal: to curate and publish authoritative editions of America's best writing, including acknowledged classics, neglected masterpieces, and historically significant documents and texts. Now widely recognized as the definitive collection of American writing, the LIBRARY OF AMERICA comprises over 300 volumes encompassing all periods and genres and showcasing the vitality and variety of Americas great writing. The collection includes novels, stories, poetry, speeches and sermons, war reporting, science fiction and other genres. Works are selected for their literary merit and historical significance rather than on their sales potential. Since volumes are sold for less than it costs to publish them, the Library of America must supplement book sales revenue with grants and contributions to cover the publication costs and support its full range of activities. ********************************** Philip Roth was one of the major American writers of the second half of the twentieth century, chronicling the lives of Jewish Americans in the generations following WWII. His more than thirty books of fiction and nonfiction are know for their humor, eroticism, and psychological acuity. ****************************** - bound in fine quality cloth - smyth-sewn binding - printed on acid-free paper - sewn-in ribbon marker - durable slipcase - 8 1/2" by 5 3/8" -767 pages ********************************** Philip Roth NOVELS AND OTHER NARRATIVES 1986-1991 contains the following novels: - THE COUNTERLIFE - THE FACTS - DECEPTION - PATRIMONY ***************************** THE BOOK AND SLIPCASE ARE IN MINT CONDITION, STILL SEALED IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS WRAP. ********************************** Note: any glare is from my camera, not the book. Library of America RAYMOND CARVER Collected Stories sealed MINT includes insert Library of America RAYMOND CARVER Collected Stories sealed MINT includes insert Click images to enlarge Description COLLECTED STORIES by Raymond Carver was published by the LIBRARY OF AMERICA in 2009. ********************************** Founded in 1979 the LIBRARY OF AMERICA , a nonprofit organization, was created with a unique and unprecedented goal: to curate and publish authoritative editions of America's best writing, including acknowledged classics, neglected masterpieces, and historically significant documents and texts. Now widely recognized as the definitive collection of American writing, the LIBRARY OF AMERICA comprises over 300 volumes encompassing all periods and genres and showcasing the vitality and variety of Americas great writing. The collection includes novels, stories, poetry, speeches and sermons, war reporting, science fiction and other genres. Works are selected for their literary merit and historical significance rather than on their sales potential. Since volumes are sold for less than it costs to publish them, the Library of America must supplement book sales revenue with grants and contributions to cover the publication costs and support its full range of activities. ********************************** Raymond Carver was born into a poverty-stricken family at the tail-end of the Depression. Rejecting the more experimental fiction of the 60s and 70s, he pioneered a new realism reinventing the American short story during the eighties, heading the so called "K-mart realists". Set in trailer parks and shopping malls, they are stories of banal lives that turn on a seemingly insignificant detail. Carver writes with a meticulous economy, suddenly bringing a life into focus. As well as being a master of the short story, he was an accomplished poet publishing several highly acclaimed volumes, enjoy. ****************************** - bound in fine quality cloth - smyth-sewn binding - printed on acid-free paper - sewn-in ribbon marker - durable slipcase - 8 1/2" by 5 3/8" -675 pages ********************************** Raymond Carver's COLLECTED STORIES contains the following: - WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET, PLEASE? - WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE - CATHEDRAL - BEGINNERS - OTHER STORIES AND SELECTED ESSAYS ***************************** THE BOOK AND SLIPCASE ARE IN MINT CONDITION, STILL SEALED IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS WRAP. ********************************** Note: any glare is from my camera, not the book. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. 300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter