1989, ISBN: 0394579763

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780394579764], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989], Jacket, 1st Printing. Signed. 70 pages. Published in 1989. Landmark collection of the autho… More...

[EAN: 9780394579764], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989], Jacket, 1st Printing. Signed. 70 pages. Published in 1989. Landmark collection of the author's work. Two of the greatest stories of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Cynthia Ozick's "The Shawl: A Story And A Novella". The novella-length story being "Rosa". Both are Holocaust narratives, her most excruciating work, as she delves into the madness that is also the profound wisdom of Rosa, her inconsolable protagonist. Few contemporary writers have explored the subject of madness and loneliness as well as personal - not just political/social - identity, which the author nevertheless views as inescapably linked with one's historical and ethnic - in Ozick's and her character Rosa's case, Jewish - roots. The horror and tenderness of these masterpieces are quite unusual in Ozick's largely ironic, even ludic body of work. She is writing in three literary traditions simultaneously, all of them at the most profound level imaginable: The ancient Jewish, the modern European, and the Jamesian American. Hence, the dazzling allusiveness, poignant beauty, and sheer intensity of her work. Her prose style - imbricated, brachiate, and filigreed, to borrow three of her own favorite words - is a paradox: The rush of metaphors arrives at and realizes a work of luminous beauty. "Cats have nine lives, but we - we're less than cats so we got three. The life before, the life during, the life after. The life after is now". "Sometimes a little forgetting is necessary if you want to get something out of life" (Cynthia Ozick). An absolute "must-have" title for Cynthia Ozick collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Cynthia Ozick. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with a pristine copy of "An Introduction To 'The Shawl' " Compact Disc (CD), the riveting audio guide issued by the National Endowment For The Arts (NEA) as part of its "The Big Read" Series. The CD features a reading and commentary by Cynthia Ozick, Elie Wiesel, and other luminaries. This title is a great collection. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy (with CD) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Ozick signed the book, NOT the CD. Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare set thus. Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 for "Fame & Folly". Finalist for the National Book Award in 1997 for "The Puttermesser Papers". Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2001 for "Quarrel & Quandary". Recipient of the Lannan Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible set. (SEE ALSO OTHER CYNTHIA OZICK TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0394579763., Books<

1989, ISBN: 0394579763

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780394579764], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989], Jacket, 1st Printing. Signed. 70 pages. Published in 1989. Landmark collection of the autho… More...

[EAN: 9780394579764], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989], Jacket, 1st Printing. Signed. 70 pages. Published in 1989. Landmark collection of the author's work. Two of the greatest stories of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Cynthia Ozick's "The Shawl: A Story And A Novella". The novella-length story being "Rosa". Both are Holocaust narratives, her most excruciating work, as she delves into the madness that is also the profound wisdom of Rosa, her inconsolable protagonist. Few contemporary writers have explored the subject of madness and loneliness as well as personal - not just political/social - identity, which the author nevertheless views as inescapably linked with one's historical and ethnic - in Ozick's and her character Rosa's case, Jewish - roots. The horror and tenderness of these masterpieces are quite unusual in Ozick's largely ironic, even ludic body of work. She is writing in three literary traditions simultaneously, all of them at the most profound level imaginable: The ancient Jewish, the modern European, and the Jamesian American. Hence, the dazzling allusiveness, poignant beauty, and sheer intensity of her work. Her prose style - imbricated, brachiate, and filigreed, to borrow three of her own favorite words - is a paradox: The rush of metaphors arrives at and realizes a work of luminous beauty. "Cats have nine lives, but we - we're less than cats so we got three. The life before, the life during, the life after. The life after is now". "Sometimes a little forgetting is necessary if you want to get something out of life" (Cynthia Ozick). An absolute "must-have" title for Cynthia Ozick collectors. This copy comes with "A Tribute To Marianne Moore" First Day of Issue that is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and inscribed in black ink-pen by Cynthia Ozick. She wrote down that the great poet is "of Bryn Mawr College!". This title is a great collection. As far as we know, this is the only copy (with Signed FDI) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1996 for "Fame & Folly". Finalist for the National Book Award in 1997 for "The Puttermesser Papers". Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2001 for "Quarrel & Quandary". Recipient of the Lannan Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER CYNTHIA OZICK TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0394579763., Books<

1989, ISBN: 0394579763

[EAN: 9780394579764], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Knopf], The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact … More...

[EAN: 9780394579764], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Knopf], The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials., Books<

ISBN: 9780394579764

Knopf. Used - Acceptable. Hardcover The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have… More...

Knopf. Used - Acceptable. Hardcover The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly., Knopf, 2.5<