Unavailable for 40 years, this seminal novel of madness and murder is acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates' powerful trip into the mind of a maniac. Abandoned as a baby in a bus station locker, shuttled from one abusive foster home and detention center to another, Bobbie Gotteson grew up angry, hurting, damaged. His hunger to succeed as a musician brought him across the country to Hollywood, but along with it came his seething rage, his paranoid delusions, and his capacity for acts of shocking violence. Unavailable for 40 ...
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Unavailable for 40 years, this seminal novel of madness and murder is acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates' powerful trip into the mind of a maniac. Abandoned as a baby in a bus station locker, shuttled from one abusive foster home and detention center to another, Bobbie Gotteson grew up angry, hurting, damaged. His hunger to succeed as a musician brought him across the country to Hollywood, but along with it came his seething rage, his paranoid delusions, and his capacity for acts of shocking violence. Unavailable for 40 years, The Triumph of the Spider Monkey is an eloquent, terrifying, heartbreaking exploration of madness by one of the most acclaimed authors of the past century. This definitive edition for the first time pairs the original novel with a never-before-collected companion novella by Joyce Carol Oates, unseen since its sole publication in a literary journal nearly half a century ago, which examines the impact of Gotteson's killing spree on a woman who survived it, as seen through the eyes of the troubled young man hired by a private detective to surveil her...
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Add this copy of The Triumph of the Spider Monkey to cart. $9.93, very good condition, Sold by Vashon Island Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vashon, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Black Sparrow Press.
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Illustrated by Photo of Author Inner back text.. Very Good. 5x8" VERY GOOD CONDITION, name ep "Lidia PB" else CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT..; Red & Black titles on grey paper covers showing black monkey (Rorhshak test) cover art. Bright Red endpapers...all nice; 89ps pages.
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Like New. First Paperback Edition, 2nd Printing (1977). Not price-clipped ($19.95 price intact). Published by Black Sparrow Press, 1976. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Cover has very light shelf wear, a small crease to the front bottom right corner, and some small marks. 89 pages. ISBN: 0876852908. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Add this copy of The Triumph of the Spider Monkey to cart. $34.95, good condition, Sold by J.E. Miles, A Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from OCEANSIDE, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Black Sparrow.
Add this copy of The Triumph of the Spider Monkey to cart. $39.80, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Black Sparrow Pr.
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Very good; Collectible. This is the OVERSIZED softcover only stated Black Sparrow Edition from 1976. Other than a removed back cover cardholder (ex lib), both the cover and the book are in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe.