New York: Grove Press, (2001). SIGNED first edition - A significant antholoqy with contributions from more than 50 writers, arranged chronologically by decade. "Grove fought the celebrated First Amendment court battles against the censorship of D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, and William S. Burroughs. It published books by the Beats, indispensable texts in African-American studies, and groundbreaking works of gay literature. There were politically controversial books, works of erotica, major plays by young playwrights, and the great foreign authors whose works have become essential for American readers. . Along with the excerpts there is an introductory overview that recounts the history of the company, retrospective essays by Grove's key publishers and editors, and previously unpublished letters between authors and editors." Among the contributors are Acker, Baraka, Beckett, Borges, Burroughs, Duras, Fanon, Genet, Ionesco, Kerouac, Mamet, Miller, Oe, Pinter, Stoppard, Self, Winterson, Yoshimoto and many more. SIGNED by Sherman Alexie at his contribution (from 2001, this is the final entry in the book) and uncommon thus. 421 pp. ISBN: 0-802137806.