VIDAL, Gore.

Williwaw.

New York: Dutton , 1946.

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"Definition: Williwaw - a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes": First Edition of Vidal's first book; Signed by Him

First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Gore Vidal on the half title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Williwaw was Gore Vidal's first publication, and it earned him the reputation as "the best all-around American man of letters since Edmund Wilson"(Newsweek). The military novel marked the beginning of his writing career, aged twenty-one, and is based upon his Alaskan Harbor Detachment duty. Williwaw is a quasi-autobiographical novel, and its value comprises not merely Vidal's excellent writing but the insight it offers into the author's experiences.