Montero, Mayra; Edith Grossman, translated by.

CAPTAIN OF THE SLEEPERS; [signed by both author and translator].

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2005). First U.S. edition. Translated from the Spanish by Grossman. "Taut, erotic novel that slips effortlessly between past and present, remembrance and reality, as it describes a feverish Caribbean childhood of secrets, disillusionment and sexual awakening" (from the jacket flap). SIGNED BY GROSSMAN at top of title page and dated "10-6-05/ NYC," and INSCRIBED BY MONTERO at bottom, "To Brian,/ with my best/ Mayra Montero/ Oct. 2005." Fine in fine dust jacket.
Item #72659

Price: $75.00