Oates, Joyce Carol

Angel of Light

ISBN: 0525054839
New York, NY: E.P. Dutton, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. "In her highly acclaimed novel Bellefleur, Joyce Carol Oates traced the American dream to its origin deep within our individual imaginations. In Angel of Light, she explores our political heritage and gives us a novel of mounting drama with all the import of Greek tragedy. It is a story of loyalty, betrayal, revenge, and finally, forgiveness." (from front flap) An ambitious, sweeping novel by Joyce Carol Oates (b. 1938), the much-honored & all-but-superhumanly prolific American author. A sort-of sequel, or complimentory successor, to her acclaimed novel Bellefleur (1980, see our item No. 5896), Angel of Light similarly weaves real characters & events of American history into its fictional saga of the Halleck family, descended from the actual martyred Abolitionist John Brown. Here, Oates "...weaves a strand of history throughout- the quest for justice against those in power begins with America's founding- but dominating the novel is the story of this highly placed family whose private lives are played out in a public arena." (front flap) Hardcover in unclipped first-issue dust jacket (with $15.50 price & "01505-450" printed at front flap), first edition as stated on copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon. A riveting, page-turning tour-de-force; an essential & rewarding collectible in the vast Oates canon. Book in very fine condition with only a touch of wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; very slight rubbing & occasional spotting to edges of text block. Interior very fine with only a hint of browning mostly to blank margins/edges of page leaves. An extra handling fee will be added for shipping due to the weight of this item. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #5941]

Price: $40.00