Tent of Miracles -- inscribed to Robert Lima
New York: Bantam Books, 1971. First Printing. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket, book near fine, jacket very good with light wear and a few finger smudges. With slip from a Philadelphia newspaper requesting a review of this book from Lima. Inscribed by Amado to Lima dated Nov. 1971, State College. Robert Lima, a Cuban-born poet, playwright and professor at Penn State, was among other things an expert in Latin American literature who edited and translated the first critical book on Borges to appear in English (1965); in !Some People! (2015), Lima's autobiographical account of his interactions with notable people, he devoted a whole chapter to his friendship with Amado. Near fine / very good. Item #H24709
Price: $145.00