"Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America" Raban 1st/1st HC/DJ 1991

Description: "Hunting Mister Heartbreak" was written by Jonathan Raban and published by Edward Burlingame Books/HarperCollins in New York in 1991.This is a hardcover, first edition, first printing of this excellent 372-page work of travel literature by Raban, who was described thusly in the New York Times Book Review: In an era of jet tourism, [he] remains a traveler-adventurer in the tradition of . . . Robert Louis Stevenson."The original price, as shown on the dustjacket front flap, was $25.00.Synopsis:“In 1782 an immigrant with the high-toned name J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur—"Heartbreak" in English—wrote a pioneering account of one European's transformation into an American. Some two hundred years later, Jonathan Raban, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, arrived in Crèvecoeur's wake to see how America has paid off for succeeding generations of newcomers. The result is an exhilarating, often deliciously funny book that is at once a travelogue, a social history, and a love letter to the United States.“In the course of [writing] ‘Hunting Mr. Heartbreak,’ Raban passes for homeless in New York and tries to pass for a good ol' boy in Alabama (which entails ‘renting’ an elderly black lab). He sees the Protestant work ethic perfected by Korean immigrants in Seattle—one of whom celebrates her new home as ‘So big! So green! So wide-wide-wide!’—and repudiated by the lowlife of Key West. “And on every page of this peerlessly observant work, Raban makes us experience America with wonder, humor, and an unblinking eye for its contradictions.”The book is in fine, collectible condition, with no torn or bent pages, no scratches, stains or inscriptions, no remainder marks, no price-clipping, no bookplate, no ex-library, no book club edition, no flaws of any sort. It is as new.The dustjacket is in equally fine shape and is protected in a clear and removable archival cover.Please see the photos for a fuller description and author profile.BLK BOX 96PLEASE SEE THE OTHER TITLES NOW LISTED IN MY EBAY STORE: DISTANT VOYAGE BOOKSPAYPAL PREFERREDWill combine shipping.All items are well packed and are normally mailed within two days of payment being received.My 100% feedback rating is valuable to me. If you are satisfied with a transaction, please leave feedback and I will do the same.Questions welcome. Additional photographs on request.Note: Scrolling through my listings will locate books in these and many other categories:Animals; Art & Architecture; Biography; Children’s; Collecting & Collectibles; Entertainment, Film & Theater; Fiction; Food & Drink; Gardening; History; Military; Music; Natural History; Nautical; Photography; Science & Technology; Travel; Space; Sports; Transportation. New Listings added every week.

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