Thirty short essays, crafted as epitaphs, each one unfolding in a single sentence. A profound exercise in the power of the creative essay and an exceptional reading experience.
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Matthew Vollmer is the author of INSCRIPTIONS FOR HEADSTONES (Outpost19), a collection of essays; two collections of short stories, FUTURE MISSIONARIES OF AMERICA (Salt Modern Fiction) and GATEWAY TO PARADISE (Persea); and with David Shields is the co-editor of FAKES: An Anthology of Pseudo Interviews, Faux-Lectures, Quasi-Letters, "Found" Texts, and Other Fraudulent Artifacts (Norton). In 2010, Vollmer was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.
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First Edition. First Edition, a trade softcover original. Association Copy, INSCRIBED on the title page to author Chris Offutt: "To Chris / I learned from the master / RIP Matthew Vollmer / 1974-." Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs. In 1996, he was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by "Granta" magazine. He has also written for popular television shows and national publications, has been visiting faculty at numerous institutions including the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and others. A collection of 13 short essays. Adhesive residue on the rear wrapper from an old price sticker, else Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers. Signed. N° de réf. du vendeur 163302
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