Bibliographical Description
88.01.W045: Simpson – Anywhere But Here
ANYWHERE | BUT HERE | by | MONA SIMPSON | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES | VINTAGE BOOKS A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE NEW YORK | [patterned rule 91 mm]
272 leaves, pp. [6] 1–3 4-24 25 26-36 37 38-130 131–133 134-169 170–173 174-202 203 204-233 234 235-255 256 257-279 280–283 284-311 312–315 316-357 358 359-385 386 387-412 413 414-449 450–453 454-471 472–475 476-503 504–507 508-525 526–529 530-535 [3]
Edition statement: First Vintage Contemporaries Edition, January 1988
Contents: π1a author photo with blurbs, π1b blurbs, π2a title, π2b imprint, π3a table of contents, π3b epigraph, 1-535 Anywhere But Here: 1-130 ‘ANN | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 2 blank, 3-24 ‘1 | ANYWHERE | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 25-36 ‘2 | BEL AIR HOTEL | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 37-130 ‘3 | THE HOUSE ON CARRIAGE | COURT | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 131-169 ‘LILLIAN | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 132 blank, 133-169 ‘4 | THE AGE OF THE YEAR | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 170 blank, 171-279 ‘ANN| [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 173-202 ‘5 | SOUTH OF WILSHIRE | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 203-233 ‘6 | LAS VEGAS, DISNEYLAND, EGYPT | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 234-255 ‘7 | A SHOPPING CENTER | SOMEWHERE IN THE VALLEY | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 256-279 ‘8 | A DOCTOR’S APARTMENT | | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 280 blank, 281-311 ‘CAROL | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 282 blank, 283-311 ‘9 | HAPPINESS AND ACCIDENTS | | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 312 blank, 313-449 ‘ANN | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 314 blank, 315-357 ‘10 | HOME | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 358-385 ‘11 | LIME KILN ROAD | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 386-412 ‘12 | A BACKHOUSE ON NORTH PALM | DRIVE | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’, 413-449 ’13 | A DOCTOR’S OFFICE | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 450 blank, 451- ‘CAROL | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 452 blank, 453-471 ‘14 | THE STONE AND THE HEART | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 472 blank, 473-503 ‘ANN | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 475-503 ‘15 | A NEW CAR | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 504 blank, 505-527 ‘CAROL | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 506 blank, 507-525 ‘16 | A LOT OF PEOPLE’S SECRET | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; 526 blank, 527-535 ‘ADELE | [patterned rule 17.5 mm] | [patterned rule 91 mm]’: 528 blank, 529-535 ’17 | THE COURSE OF MIRACLES | [patterned rule 17.5 mm]’; χ1b about the author, χ2a Vintage Contemporaries order form, χ2b Vintage Contemporaries order form.
Cover design by Lorraine Louie; cover illustration by Rick Lovell; interior author photo by Thomas Victor.
Copyright: © 1986. ISBN: 0-394-75559-6. Price: $6.95. Anywhere But Here was first published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1986.
Copies: JDP 1.6, with other images consulted online
Blurbs
- (front cover) Mona Simpson takes on—and reinvents—many of America’s essential myths….A stunning first novel. – Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
- Mona Simpson’s deeply moving and often comic novel is at once a portrait of Ann August, wise child, and her mother, Adele, a larger than life American Dreamer, and a brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving, even at the risk of profound disorientation. Generous is scope and characterization, rich in imagery and poetic language, Anywhere But Here is a truly remarkable achievement.
- One of the most highly praised literary debuts in years, “crafted with the assurance and virtuosity of a seasoned storyteller.” – Wall Street Journal
- A real big, burgeoning talent. The two women in this book are American originals. Ann is a new Huck Finn, a tough, funny, resourceful love of a girl. Adele is like no one I’ve encountered, at once deplorable and admirable—and altogether believable. – Walker Percy
- An amazing novel. Mona Simpson joins those female literary stars—Colette, Willa Cather—whose voices are uniquely recognizable, always their own. – Gail Lumet Buckley, Vogue
- Brilliant, funny, at times astonishing…To judge from Anywhere But Here, Ms. Simpson is both a novelist and a poet, and her talents are prodigious. – Le Anne Schreiber, The New York Times Book Review