Vimy – Vern Thiessen
NF Paperback

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of Vimi by Vern Thiessen. First Edition stated, March 2008 Playwrights Canada Press. Second Printing stated and dated July 2010.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and rounded corners. The interior of the book is also 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.

Governor General’s Literary Award–winner Vern Thiessen takes his characters, drawn from a spectrum of Canada’s regions and peoples, and shows how the battle has redefined them. Coming from different perspectives through the eyes of five people, we perceive why we fight and what we fight for. Vimy is an impressive elegy on the healing power of memory.