THE LIFE OF JESUS:; An Apocryphal Novel
New York: New Directions, 1976. First Edition. Cloth. SIGNED by the Author on the title pager: ASSOCIATION COPY with additional signature of the giftee, Canadian Author, Greg Gatenby, 8vo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2"), green buckram with black lettering on spine, Mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped) with crown of thorns, 152 pages. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #3215
ISBN: 9780811206136
Toby Olson (born 1937 Chicago) is an American novelist, poet, and librettist. He won the PEN/Faulkner award for Seaview in 1983. He has written more than ten novels. More recently, he has collaborated with composer Paul Epstein.
THE LIFE OF JESUS is Olson's remarkably lyrical and poetic reflections about his life as an Irish Catholic with an embracing mother as refracted through the Gospel narratives about Jesus.
INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page: "For Greg -- / From LIFE! All BEST, Toby" to Greg Gatenby, a Canadian author and founder of the International Festival of Authors. With Gatenby's signature on the free front endpaper.
SUPERIOR COPY: tight, clean, with very slight uniform toning to paper. Crisp bright dust jacket.
Price: $45.00