Description: Franklin Library leather edition of Joseph Heller's "God Knows," a limited edition, Illustrated by Devis Grebu, one of the SIGNED FIRST EDITION series, PERSONALLY SIGNED by JOSEPH HELLER, published in 1984. Bound in a grey leather, the book has marbled paper end leaves, satin book marker, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, hubbed spine, gold gilding on three edges---in FINE condition. Joseph Heller, who lived from 1923 – 1999, was an American satirical novelist, short story writer, and playwright who was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of poor Jewish parents from Russia. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. Two years later he was sent to the Italian Front, where he flew 60 combat missions. After WW II, Heller completed his MA and taught English at Penn State for a couple of years. "God Knows" is the musings of the Biblical King David on his deathbed. All the famous stories of David from Samuel I and II are here; but 'fair warning,' this is NOT the King James version. On his flight from the maniacal Saul: "I was glad I had worn by burgundy tunic. . .I should have stood in bed. . .All preparations were wasted. No sooner did I lift my head to pose like an Angel and part my lips for the first dulcet note than he rose from his bench and let fly at me with the javelin. . ." The Biblical King David of Israel does not recount his life in a straightforward fashion. Indeed, it is possible to read the book as Heller's meditation upon his own mortality, and an exploration of the Jewish view of family, life, and death. All of the major touchstones of King David's life are in place: his childhood herding sheep, the prophet Samuel, Goliath, King Saul, Jonathan (and homosexual innuendoes), Bathsheba and Uriah, the Psalms, the treachery of Absalom and Solomon. At some points, David betrays knowledge of the future (he mentions Michelangelo's David, saying it is ironic that a King of the Jews should stand there uncircumcised), and even of heaven with Moses sitting on a rock in the afterworld, working on his stutter. I offer Combined shipping.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Franklin Library SIGNED FIRST EDITION
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1984
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Devis Grebu
Special Attributes: Luxury Edition, Signed First Edition
Region: Egypt
Author: Joseph Heller
Personalized: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Biblical Times: Goliath: Saul
Character Family: Goliath, Saul, David
