THE BEST OF MCSWEENEY'S

Eggers, Dave; Bass, Jordan; [Smith, Zadie]; [Coover, Robert]; [Saunders, George]; [Hodgman, John]; [Egan, Jennifer]; [Wallace, David Foster]; [Tomine, Adrian]; [Davis, Lydia]; [Ware, Chris]; [Lethem, Jonathan]; [Chabon, Michael]

ISBN 10: 1938073592 / ISBN 13: 9781938073595

Published by McSweeneys, San Francisco, 2013

About this Item

Elaborately packaged deluxe first edition, including work by George Saunders, Zadie Smith, Robert Coover, John Hodgman, David Foster Wallace, Jennifer Egan, Adrian Tomine, Lydia Davis, Roddy Doyle, and numerous others signed by several contributors. 9'' x 6'' (book); 9.5'' x 6.5'' x 4'' (box). Original navy cloth lettered in silver. In original color pictorial dust jacket double folded (forming a poster unfolded). In original yellow and green pictorial cloth slipcase. With original color pictorial cloth box containing five smaller books and card sets, variously folded or shrink-wrapped as issued. Packaging art by Rachell Sumpter. Main volume 624 pages. Signed by Eggers and other contributors to title page. Minor wear and bumping to slipcase edges and corners.

Seller Inventory # 44319

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE BEST OF MCSWEENEY'S
• Publisher: McSweeneys, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938073592
• ISBN 13: 9781938073595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near fine overall.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Lit

About this title

Synopsis

To commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the journal called ?a key barometer of the literary climate" by The New York Times and twice honored with a National Magazine Award for fiction, here is The Best of McSweeney's?a comprehensive collection of the most remarkable work from a remarkable magazine. Drawing on the full range of the journal thus far?from the very earliest volumes to our groundbreaking, Chris Ware?edited graphic novel issue to our most popular project yet, the full-on Sunday-newspaper issue known as San Francisco Panorama, The Best of McSweeney's is an essential retrospective of recent literary history. With full-color contributions from some of the pioneering artists and illustrators featured in our pages over the years (Marcel Dzama, Art Spiegelman, and many more) and a breathtaking array of first-rate fiction (and some incredible nonfiction, too), this is a book to be pored over, and lasting proof that the contemporary short story is as vital as ever.

About the Author

McSweeney's began in 1998 as a literary journal that published only works rejected by other magazines. That rule was soon abandoned, and since then McSweeney's has attracted work from some of the finest writers in the country, including Denis Johnson, Jonathan Franzen, William T. Vollmann, Rick Moody, Joyce Carol Oates, Heidi Julavits, Jonathan Lethem, Michael Chabon, Ben Marcus, Susan Straight, Roddy Doyle, T. C. Boyle, Steven Millhauser, Gabe Hudson, Robert Coover, Ann Beattie, and many others. At the same time, the journal continues to be a major home for new and unpublished writers; we're committed to publishing exciting fiction regardless of pedigree.