Inscribed to His Writing Teacher
War by Candlelight
Publication: New York: Harper Collins, 2005. First Edition.
Notes: The author's first book, inscribed to one of his writing teachers. Alarcón is a Peruvian American writer who won the Whiting Writers' Award for this collection of stories. He was given a MacArthur "genius" grant in 2021.
189 pages.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed in the month of publication to the novelist Chris Offutt of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where Alarcón obtained an MFA, "For Chris: My teacher & my friend, with warm memories and much gratitude. Daniel Alarcón. 19 April 2005. The acknowledgements at the back of the book read, in part, "My teachers, who have given generously of their time and wisdom:...Chris Offutt..."
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