Colum McCann — Apeirogon
London, Bloomsbury , 2020. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of the first edition of this moving novel in the original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper, signed by the author. A signed first edition in the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper.The first edition, first impression with the full number line, signed by the author to the title page in blue ink. With in-text photographic illustrations throughout. Apeirogon is a complex novel based on the unlikely real-life friendship between two fathers - Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian, and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli - who live in a world of conflict that colours every aspect of their lives. Together they repurpose their grief as a driving force for peace, founding the non-profit organization Narrative 4. With their permission, McCann crafted this novel from a combination of fictional and nonfictional material. In the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.