THE WORKSHOP: Seven Decades of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. 43 Stories, Recollections, & Essays on Iowa's Place in 20th Century American Literature.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Hyperion, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Introduction by Frank Conroy. Traces the Iowa Writers' Workshop's decade-by-decade evolution from the 1930s through the present. Includes stories from such Iowa alumni as Wallace Stegner in the 30's, Flannery O'Connor in the 40's, Raymond Carver, Bharati Mukherjee, Joy Williams and Andre Dubus in the 60's, T.C. Boyle and Jane Smiley in the 70's up to Chris Offut, Susan Power and ZZ Packer in the 90's. Brief introduction to each selection by the authors. SIGNED by T. C. Boyle at his story "The Women's Restaurant." 766 pages. ISBN: 0-7868-65032.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (name crossed out on front endpaper, crease to front flap of dj). A massive book.