The Five Silver Buddhas
New York: EP Dutton & Co., 1935. 8vo (5 ¼ x 7 ¾ in.) in black boards. Missing original dust jacket. 281 pp. Inscription from previous owner on front free endpaper. Very good condition, with slight staining on front boards, very minor shelf wear. Item #4170
Harry Stephen Keeler (1890-1967) was a little-known but prolific writer and novelist whose short stories and novels have been labeled mystery and science-fiction but insistently evade the constraints of a single genre. The absurdity and intricacy of his plots, and his undying interest in the occult disguise Keeler's critical examinations of racism and capitalism in society. Full of intricate subplots, meta-narratives, and multi-level framing mechanisms, Keeler's work is one-of-a-kind American literature.
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