Alexander Zinoviev; Gordon Clough [trans.] — The Yawning Heights

London, Bodley Head, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Alexander Zinoviev's satirical novel about the failure's of Soviet communism. The first UK edition, first impression, translated from the original Russian by Gordon Clough. First published in Russia in 1976.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The first novel by Russian philosopher and sociologist Alexander Zinoviev, the satirical work of metafiction presents a dystopian vision of a society where everyone is equal, and everyone is mediocre. The novel explores the consequences of a society that suppresses individualism in the pursuit of equality. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright. Bumping to spine tail. Dust wrapper a touch age toned to back strip, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.