New York City, NY: Random House, 2015. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Random House, 2015. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 310 pages. Retrospective collection of short stories. One of the most important literary collections of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page (that the publisher flooded readers and collectors with). Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Adam Johnson's "Fortune Smiles: Stories". Visionary, oddly moving (in the best sense) stories that "delve deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal, giving voice to the perspectives we don't often hear" (Publisher's blurb). "Johnson's futuristic flights of fancy, his vaguely Blade Runner-esque visions of a cluttered, anaerobic American culture illustrate something very real, very true, and very current: The way we must embrace the unknown, take risks, in order to give flavor and meaning to life" (Daniel Mendelsohn). An absolute "must-have" title for Adam Johnson collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Adam Johnson. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page, as copies available online are that the publisher flooded us with. This title is a great collection. This is one of few such title-page signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are in multipe subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for "The Orphan Master's Son". Winner of the National Book Award in 2015 for "Fortune Smiles: Stories". One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. . ISBN 0812997476.

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Bookseller: Modern Rare (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23385
Title: FORTUNE SMILES: STORIES
Author: Johnson, Adam
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: As New Dust Jacket.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition. First Printing.
ISBN 10: 0812997476
ISBN 13: 9780812997477
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York City, NY
Date Published: 2015
Pages: 310

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