The Final Opus of Leon Solomon.

New York, NY Simon & Schuster: Fireside, 1990. Paperback First Edition Thus [1990]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus [1990]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only very minor indications of use: just a touch of wear to the corner tips; mild rubbing; a tiny split at the bottom of the front hinge has been repaired with cellophane tape; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. No longer pristine, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound; a clean, sturdy, very lightly used copy; not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches). 272 pages. Weight: 11.6 ounces. Trade Paperback. Leon Solomon is about to commit suicide, but not before the reader truly knows why. In the course of his explanation we see Solomon as historian, holocaust survivor, thief (he has been caught stealing documents from the Judaica collection of the New York Public Library), lover, hero and, finally, unforgettable narrator of his own death. He relates an incestuous love for his sister in war-ravaged Poland, his internment in Auschwitz, his estrangement from his German Jewish wife and his American-born son, and his hilarious amorous adventures. In the end Solomon emerges as a comic figure with a desperate need to record and to steal the history of his people. A memorable first novel.