The Holy Land by Lagerkvist, Par - 1966

E-138: Random House. Very Good. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Random House, NY. 1966. 85 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn. Another installment by the author to attempt to polarize Christian ethos and modern attitudes, by using an allegorical tale. Using 2 figures, Giovanni now old and blind, and, Tobias the eternal wanderer, from his previous novels, they are cast upon a bleak and desolate coast where they take shelter in an ancient temple. Their only companions our herdsman " . Simple, kind, ageless men. In this atmosphere they play out their lives, each surrendering at depth the precious empty locket once given by Giovanni." Par Lagerkvist (1891-1974) , the author of some thirty-five books, was celebrated in his time for his versatility as a poet, dramatist, essayist, and novelist. He was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1940 and in 1951 was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. E-138; 8.1 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches; 85 pages .