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Paperback, 1971 First Avon Printing..."This is the first publication of The Devil is Dead in any form."--from the copyright page. This copy is a 1st Edition, First printing, Out off Print. Now the book:Triangle cut across top right corner, dog ear on lower right corner. Cover front and back well…

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Anything by Lafferty is well worth reading. This was intended as the second book of a trilogy, but got published on its own. This tells primarily of Finnegan, an astonishing hero who is searching for the devil. If you haven’t made the acquaintance of R.A. Lafferty, this would be a good place to start. Imagine a cartoon world modeled on the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas. Lafferty writes in a tall tale mode that disguises much of his literary ambition. It’s hard to describe Lafferty’s writing. It might be described as Calvino with no pretension. Or maybe, just read…

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