Notes of a Desolate Man – Chu T’ien-wen
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For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Notes of a Desolate Man by Chu T’ien-wen in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1999 Columbia University Press. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with some marks on the back, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with no price on the front flap and mild surface wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Winner of the coveted China Times Novel Prize, this postmodern, first-person tale of a contemporary Taiwanese gay man reflecting on his life, loves, and intellectual influences is among the most important recent novels in Taiwan. Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin’s masterful translation brings Chu T’ien-wen’s lyrical and inventive pastiche of political, poetic, and sexual desire to the English-speaking world.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.