Hardcover. London, William Heinemann, 1st UK, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Mohawk is an outstanding first novel, a poignant, unforgettable story of old passions and enmity set in a leather town in upstate New York where the tanneries have long ago begun to close down. Writing with extraordinary assurance, Richard Russo unfolds the story of a mystery that has bound two families, the Grouses and the Gaffneys, together for over two decades. 'Mohawk' is a drama of small-town life that captures all the comedy and tragedy of the human experience. This is the first hardcover edition of Russo's first novel. The U.S. first edition of Mohawk was published as a softcover original edition by Vintage Originals in 1986. Clean copy.
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