The Paris Review Vol. 33 No. 120 (Fall 1991)
ISBN: (ISSN)00312037
Flushing, NY: Deborah S. Pease, 1991. First Printing. Softcover. This later-vintage number of the venerable literary journal then-chiefly edited by George Plimpton features in-depth interviews with canonical American poet Donald Hall (1928-2018), conducted by Peter Stitt & preceded by a facsimile manuscript page of his poem "Baseball"; & with Wright Morris (1910-1998), the great novelist & photographer, conducted by Olga Carlisle & Jodie Ireland, preceded by a facsimile manuscript page of his story "To Calabria" & including a portfolio of his photographs with texts excerpted from his 1948 novel The Home Place. Also in this issue are contributions of fiction by Harold Brodkey, the legendary & prolific Norman Mailer & others; a roster of distinguished poets including Hall, Kenneth Koch & the great John Updike (1932-2009, most renowned for his novels but also an outstanding poet & essayist) ; & a portfolio of artworks by Jack Balas; notes on contributors; contemporary ads. Trade-format softcover, complete with attached sheet of subscription cards. A relative door-stopper of an issue in this most collectible series, rich & varied as ever. In very fine condition with only mild rubbing to front, back covers & spine; mild wear & a few tiny bumps at edges & corners of same; one very small light spot-stain just below bottom rim of right clock illustration on front cover. Interior very fine with only tiny bumps, creases at corners of a few page leaves. Very Fine. [Item #3860]
Price: $30.00