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Harding, Paul : Enon

Random House, New York City, NY, 2013

ISBN 1400069432

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 245 pages. The author's second novel. One of the most important literary events 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. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. "Autographed Copy" green round sticker (which beautifully matches the DJ's color scheme) pasted in front. Presents Paul Harding's "Enon". His keenly anticipated follow-up to "Tinkers" (2009). Its protagonist, Charlie Crosby, a boy in "Tinkers", is now a man. As such, he must come to terms with an overwhelming tragedy. "Harding's subject is consciousness rooted in a contemporary moment but bound to a Puritan past. His prose is steeped in a visionary, Transcendentalist tradition that echoes Blake, Rilke, Emerson, and Thoreau, and makes for a darkly intoxicating read" (The New Yorker Magazine). "An extraordinary writer, for the intoxicating power of his prose, the range of his imagination, and above all for the redemptive humanity of his vision. With painstaking brilliance, 'Enon' charts one man's attempt to salvage meaning from meaningless tragedy, to endure the ubiquitous presence of a loved one's absence" (The Financial Times). With every writer regardless of innate talent and actual achievement, the second novel is always the hardest one to write. Paul Harding acquits himself triumphantly. An absolute "must-have" title for Paul Harding collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently and beautifully signed and dated (on the day of the book launch) in blue pen on the title page by the author: "9-20-13 Paul Harding". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. A reluctant public speaker/signer at best, Harding signed most copies of the book through his publisher's tipped-in page. But he did launch the book in New York City during which event his signature was obtained. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and book-launch-day dated copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2010 for "Tinkers". One of the most brilliant American novelists of our time. A fine copy. . ISBN 1400069432.

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