Anil's Ghost (First Edition, inscribed to Mel Gussow) by Ondaatje, Michael - 2000

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to Mel Gussow on the title page: "To Mel / With best wishes / Michael Ondaatje." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He authored 8 books, served as editor for many others, and his reviews and interviews (with the likes of Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, and Tom Stoppard) became staples of students and fans of theatre for decades. His first published review was Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1962, leading to a lifelong relationship with the playwright that resulted in a biography of Albee by Gussow, published in 1999. Gussow reviewed "Anil's Ghost" in 2000 for The New York Times. About Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. An attractive copy, and a nice association.