BEIN Zab Ir8 2012Ja: Number line on title page verso indicates 1st printing: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Paperbound. Autograph of John Irving.
Notes
Advance reader's edition of a book published in hardcover in 2012 by Simon & Schuster.
"On sale May 8, 2012"--Cover.
"Coming in May 2012 from Simon & Schuster"--Back cover.
Summary
The author's most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, this novel is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself "worthwhile."