William Styron — Sophie&Apos;S Choice

London, Jonathan Cape, 1979. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first UK edition of William Styron's controversial award winning novel. This first UK edition of celebrated novelist and essayist William Styron's 'Sophie's Choice' won the 1980 National Book Award and achieved much acclaim despite receiving its fair share of controversy for its explicit sexuality and revisionist look at the Holocaust. 'Sophie's Choice' was nonetheless hailed as a literary masterpiece and later became adapted to film, with Meryl Streep winning an Academy Award for her role in it. First UK edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. An arresting work of harrowing themes, Styron's 'Sophie's Choice' showcases a literary master at the height of his skill. In the publisher's original binding with unclipped dustwrapper showing £5.95. Externally, very smart, with only some very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine and rear fore edge extremities. The dustwrapper is very smart, with some very minor shelf wear to the extremities, and some age-toning to the fly-leaves and interior extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some age-toning, and some off-setting to the front and rear free end papers. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.