CONNELL JR., Evan S.
Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge.
New York: The Viking Press , 1959 & 1969.
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"Hello? Hello out there? But no one answered": First Editions of Mrs. and Mrs. Bridge; Each Lengthily Signed by Evan Connell
First editions of the author's classic work and its sequel. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author, who has added the last line of this work, "Hello? Hello out there? But no one answered....Evan Connell." Mr. Bridge is signed by the author who has added the last line of this novel, "Joy? No, that belonged to simpler minds. Evan S. Connell." Each are fine in a near fine to fine dust jackets. Dust jacket design by Susanne Suba. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Unique examples, rare and desirable.
The skilled satire and dark implications of Mrs. Bridge earned Connell praise as "a writer of fine style and amazing variety" (Esquire). Its appreciation contributed to Connell's later nomination for the Man Booker International Prize and in 2010 his acceptance of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Along with its companion novel, Mr. Bridge (1969), Mrs. Bridge inspired the 1990 Merchant/Ivory film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, which went on to win Best Screenplay and Best Actress at the 1990 New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge.
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