Buy this book on-line Bechard, Deni Y. (Bechard, Deni Yvan) : Cures For Hunger: A MemoirMilkweed Editions, Minneapolis, MN, 2012 ISBN 1571313311
First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 325 pages. The author's debut memoir. 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. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Deni Y. Bechard's "Cures For Hunger". A dual memoir, about his father and about his youth. While entirely different from Tobias Wolff's "This Boy's Life" (1989), Bechard's beautifully written memoir will be regarded as an achievement of the same order by posterity. "At once an extraordinary family story and a highly unconventional portrait of the artist as a young man. A singular, deeply affecting memoir by one of the most acclaimed writers in the world today" (Publisher's blurb). "A moving story of rootlessness, rebellion, lost love, criminal daring, regret, and restless searching. Driven above all by the need to grasp his father's secrets, he has written his narrative in skillful, resonant prose graced with a subtle tone of obsession and longing" (Leonard Gardner). "Where did such longings reside in us, passed on through blood or stories? It seemed to me then, hearing his words, that a father's life is a boy's first story" (Deni Y. Bechard). An absolute "must-have" title for Deni Y. Bechard collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, placed, and dated (in the year of publication) in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "Deni Y. Bechard 6/24/2012 NYC". A peripatetic figure, Bechard made a rare appearance in New York City to launch the book. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, placed, and dated copy of the First American Edition/First Printing 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. One of the most brilliant new voices in contemporary literature. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DENI YVAN BECHARD TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1571313311. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Bechard, Deni Y. (Bechard, Deni Yvan) : Cures For Hunger: A Memoir. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, antiquarian books, out of print books, out-of-print books and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |