by Jack Butler

Little Rock, Arkansas: August House Publishers, Inc., (1986).

First edition, first printing.

Fine in bright auburn linen with gilt titles embossed to the spine; in a fine dust jacket; original 14.95 price still intact to the front inner flap.

Butler's debut novel after publishing two collections of poetry and one short story collection.

An important literary novel involving a character who searches for his own way in life and seeks self-discipline, martial arts, comic book heroes, service to Jesus Christ and etc.  He becomes involved with a wide assortment of bizarre acquaintances, a girlfriend who"feels called to be a preacher's wife" but he doesn't feel called to be one, and a neighboring black family fighting for civil rights.

A darkly comic novel of the need to claim an identity and a color.

An important literary novel by a poet/author renowned for his beautiful prose.

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