A witty, psychedelic, and telling novel of the 1960s Richard Fari???a evokes the Sixties as precisely, wittily, and poignantly as F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age. The hero, Gnossus Pappadopoulis, weaves his way through the psychedelic landscape, encountering-among other things-mescaline, women, art, gluttony, falsehood, science, prayer, and, occasionally, truth. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, ...
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A witty, psychedelic, and telling novel of the 1960s Richard Fari???a evokes the Sixties as precisely, wittily, and poignantly as F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age. The hero, Gnossus Pappadopoulis, weaves his way through the psychedelic landscape, encountering-among other things-mescaline, women, art, gluttony, falsehood, science, prayer, and, occasionally, truth. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Spine is tight, but has a slight lean, as well as some sunning and creasing. Clean, unmarked interior. Areas of light edge-wear and light to moderate soiling to the covers. Incredible cover to this mass-market edition, featuring art by a young Ron Chereskin before he switched careers to menswear design, gaining recognition for his ties and cotton sweaters, as well as the infamous 'disco shirt'. During his brief life, Fariña associated with Bob Dylan and Thomas Pynchon and formed a folk duo with Joan Baez's younger sister, Mimi, before dying tragically as a passenger in a motorcycle accident in Monterey County, California, when the driver tore through a barbwire fence at 90 miles per hour. 269 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
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Good. Size: 1x1x1; 1983 Penguin paperback-1st THUS 1st printing-intro by Pynchon-some wear to cover-tanning and ink mark to closed page edge-owner's name inside front cover-otherwise binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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Fair. Used with age toning to pages. Front cover has been rough cut along the right edge for some reason with the loss about an eighth of an inch deep give or take. No markings, binding is tight.
