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Eggers, Dave (Editor) & Cart, Michael.
MCSWEENEY'S THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2002.
New York City, NY: Houghton And Mifflin, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 267 pages. As New/As New. Signed. Inaugural issue of a brash, iconoclastic, and eclectic anthology for younger readers. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confsued with all other subsequent editions. 15 to 25 years old, according to the publishers, which is everybody in America, in heart and mind, if not chronologically. Published by the same tenacious people behind "The Best American Short Stories" and "The Best American Essays". This is a strong, auspicious debut collection that includes reportage, fiction, satire, and even an extended narrative comic strip, Adrian Tomine's moving "Bomb Scare". Also includes "The Lost Boys", Sara Corbett's article about young Sudanese refugees who relocate to Fargo, North Dakota ; "My Fake Job", Rodney Rothman's hilarious true report about showing up to work at a company that never hired him, and "Higher Education", Gary Smith's rousing account of a black coach in Amish country. Other contributors include David Sedaris, David Schickler, and Elizabeth McKenzie. Guest Editor Dave Eggers worked with the students who attend and help teach at 826 Valencia, his writing lab in San Francisco, giving them hundreds of stories and articles to read and choose from. "This collection is barely cohesive and often confusing. And this is good. Your own life, we bet, is barely cohesive and often confusing. And given how confused and wayward you are, we will help you do the right thing: Read this and love it". This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in black marker on the title page by Dave Eggers. This title is no longer in print. This copy has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the most interesting new literary anthologies. A flawless copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAVE EGGERS TITLES AND MCSWEENEY'S QUARTERLY ISSUES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0618246932. $75.00 |
