1987, ISBN: 159807dc9ece892c860d1361aba80045

Hardcover

New York. 1964. Harper Row. Later Printing. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 179 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature America Nevada. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Robert Laxalt's firs… More...

New York. 1964. Harper Row. Later Printing. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 179 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature America Nevada. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Robert Laxalt's first novel, A Man in the Wheatfield, was published to critical acclaim when it was released in 1964. Time magazine lauded it as ‘a fascinating, ambiguous allegory of men's various ways of confronting fear,' and The Cleveland Plain Dealer proclaimed it ‘an emotional experience and a memorable one.' Nearly four decades later, Laxalt's deeply moving story of a small community in the high deserts of Nevada still resonates with readers. ‘I realize now that while I was writing this book, I was exploring for myself the meanings of such overused words as good, envy, ego, hypocrisy, innocence, symbol, myth. We all know the meanings of these words. We learned the meanings early-at home, school, church. They were taught to us by our culture. And like all the meanings of words describing the human condition, we don't know them at all, until we have to discover them all over again for ourselves,' said Robert Laxalt about his motivation for writing A Man in the Wheatfield. Laxalt relays his shocking story simply and concisely. Father Savio Lazzaroni is obsessed with a vision of evil. Mayor Manuel Cafferata is only concerned with his own standing in a tiny village peopled with Italian immigrants. Into their isolated town comes Smale Calder, the first outsider to set up business in the tightly knit society. The events that befall these three men and the villagers reveal the chilling ways in which people deal with fear and prejudice. When Calder's secret passion for rattlesnakes is discovered, the lives of all involved are changed in a dramatic sequence of emotions and events. Laxalt's quiet, build-up of suspense and violence will sneak up on readers and leave them questioning the meaning of good and innocence. inventory #37671, 0, Reno. 1987. University of Nevada Press. 1st Printing of This New Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 087417130x. 178 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Deborah Haeffele. Jacket design by Richard Hendel. keywords: Literature America Nevada. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Robert Laxalt's first novel, A Man in the Wheatfield, was published to critical acclaim when it was released in 1964. Time magazine lauded it as ‘a fascinating, ambiguous allegory of men's various ways of confronting fear,' and The Cleveland Plain Dealer proclaimed it ‘an emotional experience and a memorable one.' Nearly four decades later, Laxalt's deeply moving story of a small community in the high deserts of Nevada still resonates with readers. ‘I realize now that while I was writing this book, I was exploring for myself the meanings of such overused words as good, envy, ego, hypocrisy, innocence, symbol, myth. We all know the meanings of these words. We learned the meanings early-at home, school, church. They were taught to us by our culture. And like all the meanings of words describing the human condition, we don't know them at all, until we have to discover them all over again for ourselves,' said Robert Laxalt about his motivation for writing A Man in the Wheatfield. Laxalt relays his shocking story simply and concisely. Father Savio Lazzaroni is obsessed with a vision of evil. Mayor Manuel Cafferata is only concerned with his own standing in a tiny village peopled with Italian immigrants. Into their isolated town comes Smale Calder, the first outsider to set up business in the tightly knit society. The events that befall these three men and the villagers reveal the chilling ways in which people deal with fear and prejudice. When Calder's secret passion for rattlesnakes is discovered, the lives of all involved are changed in a dramatic sequence of emotions and events. Laxalt's quiet, build-up of suspense and violence will sneak up on readers and leave them questioning the meaning of good and innocence. inventory #37672 ISBN: 087417130x., 0, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1970. Paperback. Good-. Copyright 1964, stated first Cornell paperbacks printing, 1970. A G- paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; Occasional pencil marginalia, text is always clear. Very heavy wear to wraps, rubbing, creasing etc. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota., Cornell University Press, 1970, 2.5<

1970, ISBN: 159807dc9ece892c860d1361aba80045

Ithaca, NY & London: Cornell Paperbacks/Cornell University Press, 1970. 1st Cornell Paperback Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x… More...

Ithaca, NY & London: Cornell Paperbacks/Cornell University Press, 1970. 1st Cornell Paperback Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 418 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Covers show some wear. Light foxing on page edges., Cornell Paperbacks/Cornell University Press, 1970, 3<

1970, ISBN: 159807dc9ece892c860d1361aba80045

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Cornell University Press], Copyright 1964, stated first Cornell paperbacks printing, 1970. A G- paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library).… More...

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Cornell University Press], Copyright 1964, stated first Cornell paperbacks printing, 1970. A G- paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; Occasional pencil marginalia, text is always clear. Very heavy wear to wraps, rubbing, creasing etc. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota., Books<

1965, ISBN: 159807dc9ece892c860d1361aba80045

Cornell University Press, 2nd printing 1965. Hbk 418pp, Illustr b+w plates, dj shelfworn and spotted, otherwise very good and now in protective sleeve, very occasional faint remains of er… More...

Cornell University Press, 2nd printing 1965. Hbk 418pp, Illustr b+w plates, dj shelfworn and spotted, otherwise very good and now in protective sleeve, very occasional faint remains of erased pencillings in first 69pp, otherwise a very good clean tight text and an excellent working copy, Cornell University Press, 2nd printing 1965, 3<

1964, ISBN: 159807dc9ece892c860d1361aba80045

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Orig. tan cloth. Pictorial endpapers. xii, 418 pp. Some sporadic foxing to interior. Dust jacket is price clipped… More...

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Orig. tan cloth. Pictorial endpapers. xii, 418 pp. Some sporadic foxing to interior. Dust jacket is price clipped, sunned and damp stained to spine, chipped to spine ends, light staining to rear cover., Cornell University Press, 1964, 4<