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New York , NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1969. This volume includes two of the French author's most acclaimed avant-garde novels; after graduation from the Sorbonne in philosophy, Butor published four experimental novels in the 1950s that led to his reputation as one of the early exponents of the French new novel (white covers with blue lettering; front cover slightly rubbed with some edge wear; back cover has corner crease; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. Good.

Evanston, IL, U.S.A.: Northwestern University Press, 1995 Orginally published in 1932, this novel is the first book translated into English by the author generally considered Croatia's greatest writer; it is the story of a successful but disillusioned painter who returns to his hometown in Croatia after many years absence in the hope that revisiting his cultural roots will inspire him to create the perfect work of art and thereby restore his faith in both art and life; however, haunted by a troubled childhood, he falls in with shady characters and discovers the emotional, intellectual, and imaginative poverty of his own background; introduction by Stuart Morgan (green pictorial cover with Matisse painting on the front, slight edgewear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy). Trade Paperback. Very Good.