The Rainbow Stories

New Atheneum,, 1989.. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. His second book. Vollman is a fantastic writer, in many senses of the word – perhaps the beginning of his preface will best give a hint of this “These stories are about skinheads, x-ray patients, whores, lovers, fetishists and other lost souls. Some of you will not like them, but I ask you to consider the wise words of that forceps philosopher, Robert Gilmore ‘While it would be inappropriate to dedicate a vade mecum to a group of cold-blooded vertebraes, perhaps a kind word would not be out of order.’ ” While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction. 541 pp.