William H. Gass – The Tunnel

“Thirty years in the making, William Gass’s second novel first appeared on the literary scene in 1995, at which time it was promptly hailed as an indisputable masterpiece. The story of a middle aged professor who, upon completion of his massive historical study, “Guilt and Innocence in Hitler’s Germany,” finds himself writing a novel about his own life instead of the introduction to his magnum opus. The Tunnel meditates on history, hatred, unhappiness, and, above all, language.” A challenging and dark work of postmodern fiction.

Harper Perennial, 1996 paperback edition. Some light wear to wraps, and tiny crease to upper edge of spine. Light foxing to pages, along with remainder mark along bottom of book.