New York: Pocket Books, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Prize-winning African American novelist's third book, a story drawn upon his own heritage and set in his native New Orleans right after World War II - in a city and a world that no longer exists. SIGNED on the title page and dated 1-29-2000, in the month of publication. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-671-034685.