signed first edition Hard Cover
1990 · New York
by Smith, Lee
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5x0x8. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Pages lightly toned. 1990 Hard Cover. 206 pp. 8vo. A collection of short stories by the popular novelist. âExtremely powerfulâ¦Me and My Baby View the Eclipse is about striving and the secret nobility of people who live in a small-town American South. In these storiesâthank heavenânot everything fits: they are loose, they are sometimes awkward, but just about every one shines with revelation and awe in the face of momentary greatness and tragedy.â¦Nearly every one of these stories could move a reader to tears, for in almost every one of them there is a moment of vision, or love, or unclothed wonder that transforms something plain into something transcendent.ââThe New York Times Book Review âRemarkableâ¦Lee Smith is a Southern storyteller in the very best tradition, combining an unmistakable voice with an infallible sense of story.⦠Her craft is so strong it becomes transparent, and, like the best storytellers, she knows how to get out of the way so the story can tell itself.ââSan Francisco Chronicle âFrom its wonderful title to its final sentence, this book brims with the poetry of the South.ââLos Angeles Times Book Review âMarvelously entertainingâ¦These are stories you want to read again to catch all the things you missed the first time around."âThe Boston Globe (Inventory #: 2196919)