FIRST EDITION OF THE RUNAWAY SOUL, SIGNED BY BRODKEY
BRODKEY, Harold. The Runaway Soul. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1991). Octavo, original half gray cloth, original dust jacket.
First edition of the author’s famous first novel, boldly signed across the title page by Brodkey.
Brodkey’s novel boasts a publishing history that feels as long as the book itself: having worked on it for 32 years, “Brodkey received advances for it from at least five publishers, refinancing it as much as some people do their homes with mortgages” (New York Times). “Brilliant, maddening and essential for readers of good literature everywhere” (Library Journal).
Dust jacket with one tiny closed tear to spine. An about-fine signed copy.