Self Help
by Moore, Lorrie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lorrie Moore's debut collection of short stories, published when she was 28 years old, hit a nerve with its sardonic and sarcastic tone referencing the popular self-help and self-therapy movement of the 1980s. Witty titles include "How to Be an Other Woman", "A Kid's Guide to Divorce" and the classic "How to Become a Writer" where she instructs readers to "First, try to be something, anything, else. A movie star/astronaut. A movie star/missionary. A movie star/kindergarten teacher. President of the World. Fail miserably." Beautiful inscribed copy of the book that launched Moore's promising writing career.
Hardback, 163. Quarter grey cloth and grey boards, silver lettering on spine. Some darkening on top and bottom edges. Light spotting on book edges. Dust jacket, designed by Patricia Manzone is bright, in pristine condition. Overall in almost fine condition. Inscribed on the free front endpaper: "To Wilma, whose son is a wonderful writer! Best, Lorrie Moore", dated 1985.
Synopsis
Lorrie More is the author of the story collections Birds of America and Self-Help , and the novels Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Anagrams . Her work has appeared in The New Yorker , The Best American Short Stories , and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards . She is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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- The Second Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8478
- Title
- Self Help
- Author
- Moore, Lorrie
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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