The Palace Thief.

CANIN, Ethan. [Jeff Bezos].

$4,200.00

Item Number: 123037

New York: Random House, 1994.

Jeff Bezos’ special thank-you print run of his favorite book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the author and by Jeff Bezos on the title page. Laid in is a letter from Bezos on amazon.com letterhead which reads, “Dear Friend of Amazon.com, What can I say? It’s been five years since we sold our first book, and when I think about those of you who’ve become out most loyal customers, I am intensely grateful. We needed you to trust us and be willing to try something new, and you did. Your word of mouth – good and bad – brought new customers to our store and dueled the passionate talk over late-night take-out food that made us want to work harder. By way of thanks, I wanted to introduce you to a truly great writer, if you’re not already familiar with him. My wife and I went to one of Ethan Canin’s readings six years ago in New York, and we’ve been pressing The Palace Thief into the hands of friends ever since. The hardcover edition is out-of-print, but Ethan and his publisher helped us arrange this special thank-you print run. Heartfelt thanks and happy reading. Jeff Bezos.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare signed by Bezos.

"Character is fate," wrote Heraclitus. In The Palace Thief, we meet people struggling to understand the strange, surprising turns their lives have taken. "Four brilliant longer stories, each seamlessly structured and with prose and characters to linger over... Canin keeps readers so thoroughly engaged that the anticipation of resolution is almost like dread" (Publishers Weekly) "Ethan Canin's stories are dazzling--at times breathtaking, at other times heartbreaking" (Walker Percy). The short story is the basis for the film Emperor's Club directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Kevin Kline.