You Are Not a Stranger Here

Haslett, Adam

ISBN 10: 0385509529 / ISBN 13: 9780385509527

Published by Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, New York, 2002

About this Item

First printing, full number line. Signed by the author on the title page: "Adam Haslett." This story collection is Haslett's first book. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, tail of spine lightly bumped. The dust jacket is second-state, with the "Today's Book Club" logo; it is not price-clipped (original price $21.95); Brodart protected. Seller Inventory # 000218

Bibliographic Details

Title: You Are Not a Stranger Here

Publisher: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, New York

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A collection of short stories features characters confronting the concerns of both classic literature and contemporary life, from an aging inventor who visits his gay son to an orphaned boy who finds solace in a classmate's violence.

Review:

"Adam Haslett is a wonderful rarity. You're likely not only to love his stories but to feel stronger for having read them" (Jonathan Franzen, author of 'The Corrections')

"Adam Haslett possesses the rare ability to combine powerful narrative with sensitive and perceptive observations of people and places. You Are Not a Stranger Here is a brilliant beginning to a literary career" (Barry Unsworth)

"Adam Haslett's tone is one of delicate, understated heartache... He never lets the reader forget that he is shining an unflinching light on those types of human suffering that cannot be cured, only endured" (Sunday Times)

"Enormously moving... Haslett's writing is harrowing, morbidly funny and deeply erotic" (Independent on Sunday)

"Adam Haslett arrives from out of nowhere sounding like a master" (Jay McInerney)