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Hold onto your hats, William Vollman is in the driver's seat!  WHerever he takes us, it's bound to be an adventure.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

ONE BRAND NEW* COPY of the original hardcover edition; first print

*(While this book is indeed new and unread, there is a 2-3" diagonal crease through the top corner of two pages.)

Originally published in 2014, Last Stories was proclaimed by Vollmann at the time as actually being his "last work."  Although there was indeed a five year haitus, he has since 2020 resumed publishing.

To learn more here's a brief review of this work in the Harvard Review.