OF LOVE AND OTHER DEMONS: THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 147 pages. The author's seventh novel to be translated into English. One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are many. Published in a regular first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Del amor y otros demonios" in a felicitous English translation by Edith Grossman. An unsettling and indelible account of a doomed love affair between a seductive young woman and a priest, a coupling that seems to be something of a Latin-American specialty, pointing to the larger theme of the encounter and collision between Indigenous sensuality and erotic desire versus oppressive European refinement and restraint. The American Edition has a different DJ design (by the legendary and infallible Chip Kidd) from the British, and comes in a format that is considerably larger than the latter. However, it should also be noted that the British has a dazzling DJ design, possibly superior to the American. "The agelessness of the human story is told by one of this century's most evocative writers" (Anne Tyler). After many years of various physical illnesses and dementia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez died on April 17, 2014 at the age of 87. "A great man has died, one whose works gave the literature of our language great reach and prestige" (Mario Vargas Llosa). An absolute "must-have" title for Gabriel Garcia Marquez collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are in multiple subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 067943853X.