Paris: Éditions Bernard Grasset. Fine. 1967. First French Edition. Softcover. First French edition in just about Fine condition, French flaps, wraps ever so slightly tanned. Signed and inscribed in English by author Norman Mailer on the half title page. Originally published in 1951 as An American Dream, here translated from into French by Pierre Alien; In his second novel, multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer creates a character who might be a fictional precursor of the philosopher-killer he would later profile in "The Executioner's Song." In "American Dream," Mailer peels away the layers of our social norms to reveal a world of pure appetite and relentless cruelty; 8vo; [1-9], 10-304, [305-312] pages; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 60123
Title: Un Rêve Américain [An American Dream]
Author: Mailer, Norman
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: First French Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Éditions Bernard Grasset
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1967
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-of Print, C2014VM0228S
Bookseller catalogs: Foreign Language Books / French; Author Collections / Mailer, Norman;

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