New edition of Alan Marcus's 1960 second novel, Of Streets and Stars , a poetic description of the lives of those who work and live in the artificial Hollywood film world. "A novel of dazzling originality, written with compassion, sometimes with wild humor, always in the beauty of simplicity." - Dorothy Parker "The literary sensation of the year. . . . His style is spare, lean, staccato. Jagged cutting in and out of scenes, in the manner of a skillful director, gives the book a breathless momentum. It needs to be ...
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New edition of Alan Marcus's 1960 second novel, Of Streets and Stars , a poetic description of the lives of those who work and live in the artificial Hollywood film world. "A novel of dazzling originality, written with compassion, sometimes with wild humor, always in the beauty of simplicity." - Dorothy Parker "The literary sensation of the year. . . . His style is spare, lean, staccato. Jagged cutting in and out of scenes, in the manner of a skillful director, gives the book a breathless momentum. It needs to be read carefully, but the effort will be handsomely repaid." - The New York Times "I have as high an opinion of this talent as anything I have encountered in a long while." - Saul Bellow "The writing is at once easy and precise - that magical conjunction almost no one hits . . . brilliant insights, brilliantly caught. I read it with more than pleasure." - Archibald MacLeish "A truly original and sensitive novel . . . the work of a very powerful talent." - Harvey Swados
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Add this copy of Of Streets and Stars to cart. $10.34, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Literature, Fiction, Hollywood) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of Of Streets and Stars to cart. $17.17, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Tough Poets Press.
Add this copy of Of Streets and Stars to cart. $27.50, very good condition, Sold by Gian Luigi Fine Books, Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Albany, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN & CO..
Add this copy of Of Streets and Stars to cart. $29.74, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by Tough Poets Press.
Add this copy of ...of Streets and Stars to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by Main Street Fine Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galena, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Manzanita Press Books.
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Preface by Lion Feuchtwanger. Small 4to. Black cloth, dust jacket. iv, 259pp. Frontispiece, decorated endpapers. Near fine/very good. First edition of this uncommon novel published by Merle Armitage.
Add this copy of Of Streets and Stars to cart. $50.00, good condition, Sold by Best and Fastest Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wantage, NJ, UNITED STATES.
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Good. 1960 Manzanita Press hardcover, dedicated and signed by author, with jacket, tight and unmarked, mild edge wear. Fast Shipping-Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer!
Add this copy of Of Streets and Stars to cart. $69.00, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Manzanita Press.
Add this copy of Of Streets and Stars to cart. $77.45, very good condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Manzanita Press.
