Many Pretty Toys (SUNY series in Postmodern Culture)
SUNY Press, February 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very Good / Very Good. Item #005507180
ISBN: 0791440850
Signed and inscribed by author to noted American writer David Shields on endpaper. Also signed by author on title page. // 'When Nixon orders the bombing of Cambodia, a university erupts in protest, irrevocably altering the lives of students and faculty, and disrupting the process of storytelling itself. When Nixon orders the bombing of Cambodia, the resulting protests push a West Coast university to the brink of anarchy, altering irrevocably the lives of students and faculty and disrupting the process of storytelling itself. Through the words of two professors and a communal voice known only as 'We,' Hazard Adams interweaves the political, literary, and philosophical developments of the time into a story in which generations and their histories meet, as well as literary styles and methods, showing how political and intellectual events play on the consciousness of a range of characters. The spirit here is serious and generous, but not without a satirical element as a communal group attempts to establish an elusive identity. With a remarkable breadth of method, Adams deliberately evades the usual literary classifications.' -- publisher.
Price: $18.95