Good as Gold
Price: $50.00
Hard Cover. Philadelphia: Franklin Library, 1982. Limited Edition. Fine.
Signed limited edition, with Notes from the Editors pamphlet. Signed by Heller to front flyleaf. Publisher's brown morocco, with boards decoratively stamped in gilt, spine stamped in gilt, four raised bands to spine, all edges gilt, silk moiré endpapers, and a gold ribbon bookmark. Fine. Overall, a pristine copy. Good as Gold is a satirical novel that tells the story of Bruce Gold, a middle-aged English professor who is given the opportunity to move from New York City to Washington, D.C. to become the first Jewish Secretary of State. Dissatisfied with his lackluster marriage and career, Gold welcomes the opportunity for success and recognition, but quickly realizes that he must sacrifice much of his moral integrity and indeed his identity to achieve these goals. The author's third novel, Good as Gold is lighter in sentiment than the preceding Something Happened (1974) and represents Heller's decisive return to the tone of his first novel; just as Catch-22 is satire on the logic and necessity of the armed forces, Good as Gold lampoons the morality of the United States government. Item #JH026
