Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather [Signed]

New York: Harper Collins, 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition (so stated), signed by the author on title page. Crown 8vo: [8],127,[1]pp. Publisher's faux vellum, spine lettered in scarlet, fore-edge untrimmed, strikingly illustrated dust jacket priced $17.95. Very Fine, unread copy, Fine jacket (price-sticker remnant to bar code on back panel). Signed copies of English translations of Gao's books are uncommon. Collection of six short stories, translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee, written between 1983 and 1990. Gao won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 2000, "for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity." In these stories, nothing happens, or does it? In the title story, a man sees a fiberglass fishing rod in a store window and is reminded of the times he went fishing with his grandfather. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).