Krim, Seymour

Views of a Nearsighted Cannoneer

New York, NY, USA: Excelsior Press, 1961. First Softcover Edition, First Printing. "Krim and his odd honest garish sober grim surface is a child of our time. I think sometimes, as a matter of style, he is the child of our time, He is New York in the middle of the 20th Century, the city man, his prose is brilliance upon occasion as the electronic beauty of our lights, his shifts and shatterings of mood as screeching and true as the grinding of wheels and a subway train." (Foreword, Norman Mailer) Views of a Nearsighted Cannoneer by Seymour Krim (1922-1989), American author, literary critic and editor of one of the earliest anthologies on the writings of the Beat Generation (The Beats, 1960) was a landmark in avant-garde writing. Many of these essays first appeared in various periodicals, including Commonweal, Partisan Review and the Village Voice. Views of a Nearsighted Cannoneer is celebrated for its candid exploration of personal and societal issues. The essays reflect Krim's unique voice and perspective, contributing to discussions on identity and culture during the time of its publication. With a Foreword by American writer, journalist and filmmaker Norman Mailer (1923-2007). Trade-Format Softcover in Sewn Binding: First softcover edition, first printing though neither explicated as such at copyright page. A classic collection by a contemporary Beat-counterculture chronicler, in its penultimately rarest form. In relatively fine condition with only very mild-to-moderate rubbing, faint scratching, age-toning & a few tiny spots to front, back covers & spine; a bit of wear at edges & corners of same; mild rubbing & moderate age-toning to edges of text block. Interior fine with moderate age-toning mostly to blank margins and fine edges of page leaves; very light, faint creases/bumping at/near upper corners of same. Fine. [Item #8305]

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