Cunningham Michael Author (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 175 pp. Clean, fresh copy and dj with very minor shelf wear on front and back flap of dj. Crisp pages and clean text. Mary Schuck (Jacket Design); John Dowd (Jacket Painting); Jackie Aher (Map Detail); Peter Peitsch (Author Photo) (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 7.72x5.04x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 240 pages. 6.75x4.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 5.31x0.79x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Michael Cunningham directly on the publisher's bookplate laid-in on the half-title page. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with light surface scratches to back cover, else fine. Richard Phibbs (Author photo); Susan Mitchell (Jacket design); P. E. Reed (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 376 pages. 6.00x0.78x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Michael Cunningham directly on the publisher's bookplate laid-in on the half-title page. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. Richard Phibbs (Author photo); Susan Mitchell (Jacket design); P. E. Reed (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 286 pages. 6.00x0.65x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. German language. 5.67x1.30x8.94 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.57x7.40x9.45 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.57x7.40x9.45 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.57x7.40x9.45 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Special Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 12 pages. Published in 2015. Collection of short stories, presented as modern fairy tales. One of Michael Cunningham's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on the publisher's bookplate. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. "Autographed Copy" green round sticker pasted in front. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Michael Cunningham's "The Wild Swan And Other Tales". The fairy tale as inspiration, as pure pleasure, and as moral parable. "The people and the talismans of lands far, far away, the mythic figures of our childhoods and the source of so much of our wonder are transformed by Michael Cunningham into stories of sublime revelation. Here are the moments that our fairy tales forgot or deliberately concealed: The years after a spell is broken, the rapturous instant of a miracle unexpectedly realized, or the fate of a prince only half-cured of a curse. Reimagined by one of the greatest storytellers of his generation, and exquisitely illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, rarely have our bedtime stories been this dark, this perverse, or this true" (Publisher's blurb). "We want escapism, of course, but there's another, more complicated, kind of escapism that we also want - an escape into a different, possibly larger, more immediately meaningful world. Fairy tales, movies, novels, they all take us out of the confines of ourselves, of our lives, even if we're perfectly happy with our lives. Because there are other lives too" (Michael Cunningham). An absolute "must-have" title for Michael Cunningham collectors. This Autographed Copy is very boldly and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (two days after publication) in black pen-marker on the title page by the author: "Michael Cunningham November 12, 2015 NYC". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a bookplate. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, placed, and post-publication dated copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Cunningham launched the book in a one-time-only appearance in New York City, and did not tour to promote the book. So the publisher issued a limited number of signed bookplates to satisfy public demand. A rare signed copy thus. "A Home At The End of The World" was selected as one of "The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950" by The Modern Library, the most prestigious list of its kind for the period 1950-1999. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature and The Pen/Faulkner Award in 1999 for "The Hours". One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE AND MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0374290253. Shimizu, Yuko (illustrator). Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 12 pages. Published in 2015. Preview of the author's collection of modern fairy tales. Now considered a contemporary classic. Advance Promotional Excerpt/Chapbook. Limited Edition, as stated. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published (in May 2015) to announce the release of "A Wild Swan And Other Tales" (in November 2015), seven months later. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Chapbook is now rare. Presents, in an elegant chapbook format, Michael Cunningham's "The Wild Swan". A taste of the full-fledged collection to come. It is a self-contained piece, published in its entirety, about a beautiful young man with one human arm and one swan's wing. "The people and the talismans of lands far, far away, the mythic figures of our childhoods and the source of so much of our wonder are transformed by Michael Cunningham into stories of sublime revelation. Here are the moments that our fairy tales forgot or deliberately concealed: The years after a spell is broken, the rapturous instant of a miracle unexpectedly realized, or the fate of a prince only half-cured of a curse. Reimagined by one of the greatest storytellers of his generation, and exquisitely illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, rarely have our bedtime stories been this dark, this perverse, or this true" (Publisher's blurb). "We want escapism, of course, but there's another, more complicated, kind of escapism that we also want - an escape into a different, possibly larger, more immediately meaningful world. Fairy tales, movies, novels, they all take us out of the confines of ourselves, of our lives, even if we're perfectly happy with our lives. Because there are other lives too" (Michael Cunningham). An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, item for Michael Cunningham and Yuko Shimizu collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by both Michael Cunningham and Yuko Shimizu. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such double-signed copy of the Advance Promotional Excerpt/Chapbook 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 signed copy thus. "A Home At The End of The World" was selected as one of "The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950" by The Modern Library, the most prestigious list of its kind for the period 1950-1999. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature and The Pen/Faulkner Award in 1999 for "The Hours". One of the finest American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). Signed by Author. …

Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. German language. 7.48x0.91x9.53 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. German language. 7.48x0.91x9.45 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. The format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. [10], 258, [4] pages. Signed by the author on title page. Minor wear and flap corner creasing noted. Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1998 novel The Hours, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999. Cunningham is Professor in the Practice of Creative Writing at Yale University. The Hours established Cunningham as a major force in the American writing sphere, and his 2010 novel, By Nightfall, was also well received by U.S. critics. Cunningham edited a book of poetry and prose by Walt Whitman, Laws for Creations, and co-wrote, with Susan Minot, a screenplay adapted from Minot's novel Evening. He was a producer for the 2007 film Evening, starring Glenn Close, Toni Collette, and Meryl Streep. In November 2010, Cunningham judged one of NPR's "Three Minute Fiction" contests. In April 2018, it was announced that Cunningham would serve as consulting producer for a revival of the Tales of the City miniseries, which is based on Armistead Maupin's book series of the same name. The miniseries premiered on June 7, 2019. Michael Cunningham's luminous novel begins with a vision. It's November 2004. Barrett Meeks, having lost love yet again, is walking through Central Park when he is inspired to look up at the sky; there he sees a pale, translucent light that seems to regard him in a distinctly godlike way. Barrett doesn't believe in visions-or in God-but he can't deny what he's seen. At the same time, in the not-quite-gentrified Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, Tyler, Barrett's older brother, a struggling musician, is trying-and failing-to write a wedding song for Beth, his wife-to-be, who is seriously ill. Tyler is determined to write a song that will be not merely a sentimental ballad but an enduring expression of love. Barrett, haunted by the light, turns unexpectedly to religion. Tyler grows increasingly convinced that only drugs can release his creative powers. Beth tries to face mortality with as much courage as she can summon. Cunningham follows the Meeks brothers as each travels down a different path in his search for transcendence. In subtle, lucid prose, he demonstrates a profound empathy for his conflicted characters and a singular understanding of what lies at the core of the human soul. The Snow Queen, beautiful and heartbreaking, comic and tragic, proves again that Cunningham is one of the great novelists of his generation. Derived from a Kirkus review: An apparition spotted in Central Park has a man marveling at the place of magic in our lives. Or is it all just a trick of the light? November 2004: Middle-aged Barrett, bright but aimless, has just been dumped and has hit the skids professionally. He's moved into a Brooklyn apartment with his songwriter brother, Tyler, who hides a cocaine addiction and fumes at Dubya-era politics while caring for his fiancee, Beth, in rapid decline from Stage 4 cancer. Amid all this, Barrett is struck by a vision of "pale aqua light" in the night sky that suggests something bigger and more transcendent. Fast-forward a year: Beth's in remission, Barrett is settled, and Tyler's career is looking up. This study of fickle fate from Cunningham has its share of virtues. Since his debut, A Home at the End of the World (1990), he's masterfully characterized ad hoc families, and he's superb at highlighting the ways that small gestures (a finger pressed to a lover's lips; a shift in the way two people sit together) reveal deeper emotional currents. Here, he deftly allows Barrett's vision its power of wonderment while keeping the story firmly realistic. First Edition [stated], Second Printing [stated]. Richard Phibbs (Author photograph) (illustrator).…