Fulfilment and Other Tales of Women and Men
Dreiser, Theodore and T. D. Nostwich (Ed.). Black Sparrow Press, 1992. Softbound. 'Circumstances are stronger than personalities,' writes Dreiser in one of the shorts compiled here, 'and the impotence of individuals is the tragedy of everyday life.' While better known as a novelist, the American literary naturalist generated a number of briefer works, encompassing a spectrum of 'fiction and semi-fiction', according to Nostwich's intro; they're gathered here and packaged in a typically beautiful BSP edition, featuring design by self-taught virtuoso Barbara Martin: matte wraps, cornflower flyleaves, and an elegant wraparound cover.
Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some light to moderate wear to the covers, including a bumped corner and a few small areas of light soiling and indentation. 410 pp. Fiction.
