THE PRACTICAL HEART
by Gurganus, Allan
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About This Item
North Carolina: Wesleyan College Press, 1993. First edition. Number 961 of 1,000 SIGNED numbered copies. INSCRIBED BY GURGANUS to author/critic Doris Grumbach and her partner, "To Doris & Sybil --/ beloved sisters of mine --' and the most practical of/ utterly impractical (loving)/ hearts./ A joyful new year./ Allan/ Nov. 1993." Tiny rubs to tips, still fine in pictorial boards. Issued without a dust jacket.
Synopsis
Allan Gurganus lives in a small town in North Carolina. The title novella of this book won the National Magazine Prize. His other honors include the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Southern Book Prize, and the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30607
- Title
- THE PRACTICAL HEART
- Author
- Gurganus, Allan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Wesleyan College Press
- Place of Publication
- North Carolina
- Date Published
- 1993
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