Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, early printing hardcover copy of Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian in a new archival wrap. First American Edition stated, 2000 HarperCollins. Fourth Printing with partial number line, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, moderate spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition, with the price on the front flap and mild surface and edge wear. L
A bold, lyrical, prodigious novel, Soul Mountain probes the human soul with an uncommon directness and candor. Interwoven with a myriad of stories and countless memorable characters—from venerable Daoist masters and Buddhist nuns to mythical Wild Men, deadly Qichun snakes, and farting buses—is the narrator’s poignant inner journey and search for freedom.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
