To An Early Grave
Edition: First Edition
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket present with some light wear and fading. Page Condition: Yellowed — consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact and solid.
A darkly comic novel set in 1960s New York, To an Early Grave chronicles a single frenetic Sunday in the lives of four Jewish intellectuals as they scramble to attend the funeral of a friend and literary colleague. Wallace Markfield's debut work is a razor-sharp satire of the Brooklyn intellectual set, capturing the absurdity, self-importance, and neurotic camaraderie of a generation of writers and critics. The novel uncovers the bittersweet comedy buried within grief, delivering its humour through a stream of pop culture references, Yiddish inflections, and brilliantly observed social detail. Widely celebrated as a pioneering work of Jewish-American fiction, it stands as a witty and poignant portrait of mid-century urban life.
To An Early Grave
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket present with some light wear and fading. Page Condition: Yellowed — consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact and solid.
A darkly comic novel set in 1960s New York, To an Early Grave chronicles a single frenetic Sunday in the lives of four Jewish intellectuals as they scramble to attend the funeral of a friend and literary colleague. Wallace Markfield's debut work is a razor-sharp satire of the Brooklyn intellectual set, capturing the absurdity, self-importance, and neurotic camaraderie of a generation of writers and critics. The novel uncovers the bittersweet comedy buried within grief, delivering its humour through a stream of pop culture references, Yiddish inflections, and brilliantly observed social detail. Widely celebrated as a pioneering work of Jewish-American fiction, it stands as a witty and poignant portrait of mid-century urban life.
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket present with some light wear and fading. Page Condition: Yellowed — consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact and solid.
A darkly comic novel set in 1960s New York, To an Early Grave chronicles a single frenetic Sunday in the lives of four Jewish intellectuals as they scramble to attend the funeral of a friend and literary colleague. Wallace Markfield's debut work is a razor-sharp satire of the Brooklyn intellectual set, capturing the absurdity, self-importance, and neurotic camaraderie of a generation of writers and critics. The novel uncovers the bittersweet comedy buried within grief, delivering its humour through a stream of pop culture references, Yiddish inflections, and brilliantly observed social detail. Widely celebrated as a pioneering work of Jewish-American fiction, it stands as a witty and poignant portrait of mid-century urban life.
