{"product_id":"what-we-lose-zinzi-clemmons-signed-first-edition-2017-viking-nf-nf","title":"What We Lose — Zinzi Clemmons — Signed First Edition (2017, Viking) — NF\/NF","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful \u003cstrong\u003esigned first edition\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem\u003eWhat We Lose\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed debut novel by \u003cstrong\u003eZinzi Clemmons\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by Viking in 2017. This copy is \u003cstrong\u003epersonally inscribed, dated 7\/20\/17\u003c\/strong\u003e, and remains in \u003cstrong\u003enear‑fine condition\u003c\/strong\u003e with a clean, bright dust jacket now housed in a \u003cstrong\u003eBrodart archival protective cover\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClemmons’ novel is celebrated for its lyrical structure and powerful exploration of identity, grief, and belonging. This signed first printing makes an excellent addition to any contemporary literature collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul role=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near‑Fine. Clean boards, tight binding, no marks or odors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near‑Fine. Bright, clean, no tears; now protected in a Brodart jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bold, clear author inscription and signature on the title page, dated \u003cstrong\u003e7.20.17\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo bookplate or ownership marks. Clean other than the author's writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul role=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Viking (Penguin Random House)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Edition \/ First Printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9780735221100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA standout signed copy—ideal for collectors of modern literary fiction, signed first editions, and contemporary women’s writing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Finalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAspen Words Literary Prize Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, NPR, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eElle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEsquire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmopolitan, T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ehe Huffington Post, The A.V. Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Root\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHarper’s Bazaar, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePaste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBustle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eElectric Literature, LitHub, New York Post, Los Angeles Review of Books, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The debut novel of the year.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Like so many stories of the black diaspora, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat We Lose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is an examination of haunting.” —Doreen St. Félix, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Raw and ravishing, this novel pulses with vulnerability and shimmering anger.” —Nicole Dennis-Benn, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stunning. . . . Powerfully moving and beautifully wrought, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat We Lose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e reflects on family, love, loss, race, womanhood, and the places we feel home.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Remember this name: Zinzi Clemmons. Long may she thrill us with exquisite works like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat We Lose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e. . . . The book is a remarkable journey.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—Essence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an author of rare, haunting power, a stunning novel about a young African-American woman coming of age—a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, family, and country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in Pennsylvania, Thandi views the world of her mother’s childhood in Johannesburg as both impossibly distant and ever present. She is an outsider wherever she goes, caught between being black and white, American and not. She tries to connect these dislocated pieces of her life, and as her mother succumbs to cancer, Thandi searches for an anchor—someone, or something, to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn arresting and unsettling prose, we watch Thandi’s life unfold, from losing her mother and learning to live without the person who has most profoundly shaped her existence, to her own encounters with romance and unexpected motherhood. Through exquisite and emotional vignettes, Clemmons creates a stunning portrayal of what it means to choose to live, after loss. 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