Book #54218

Summerland - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Michael Chabon

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Miramax Books/ Hyperion Books for Children, 2002.
ISBN: 0786808772

Price: $60.00

An unblemished first edition/first printing in an alike dust-jacket.

The novel follows the life of a young man, Abe, in the years leading up to and including the summer of 1972, when he and his friends, the Ramones, attempt to find a place to belong. Abe's search takes him from the streets of Newark to the beaches of Jersey and finally to the mystical, hippie-filled town of Summerland. The novel is populated with memorable characters, including Abe's father, a Newark hustler who becomes a truck driver; his mother, an African American street vendor; and his friends the Ramones, who are struggling to make it as punk rock stars. Chabon's assured writing brings alive the characters and the era, and the book is full of humor and pathos.; 8vo; 500 pages.