John Hawkes — The Beetle Leg

New York, New Directions, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this mythical novel from American postmodern novelist, John Hawkes. First edition. Before the ships of Agamemnon could sail for Troy, Iphigenia had to be sacrificed to the Gods. In this novel, a construction worker had to be killed in the building of a great irrigation dam in the American West before it could be completed. Hawkes spins this classic myth, changing the meaning, and influencing the survivors of this event. Written by John Hawkes, Jr. a postmodern American novelist, known for his suspension of the traditional constraints of narrative fiction. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.