IRMA VOTH

(New York): Harper, 2011. Fine.. Advance uncorrected proof of the US edition of Toews's fifth novel, set in a rural Mexican Mennonite community and issued as part of the Powell's Books's INDIESPENSABLE series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing their semi-monthly INDIESPENSABLE series, a subscription-only selection of specially-produced, (typically) limited edition volumes from many of the most prominent names in literature (Claire Messud, George Saunders, Michael Chabon, Annie Proulx, Donna Tartt, J.M. Coetzee, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, Siri Hustvedt) and publishing (McSweeney's, Graywolf, Algonquin). Installments commonly include a specially slipcased recent release, as well as one of more promotional titles (usually ARCs or like, but sometimes, advance excerpts). 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original wrappers. 255, [5] pages. Minor edgewear.