Ugly Rumours: A Novel

  • London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1975
By Tobias Wolff
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1975. Very Good/Near Fine. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1975. First (and only) Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in decorative dust jacket by Craig Dodd; 207pp. Jacket very lightly toned at margins, corners bumped, else a Very Good or better copy.

First novel by the author of This Boy's Life, based on Wolff's four years in the United States Army, including a tour on the Mekong River. The novel was a critical failure and Wolff never allowed it to be reprinted or mentioned in his list of published works until the publication of his novel Old School in 2004.

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