The man of blood [inscribed to Fred Zinnemann]

Vilallonga, José Luis de

New York: Simon and Shuster, 1960. Hardcover. 178p., first American edition cloth boards in dj, pages evenly browned, previous owner's rubberstamp on title page, else very good condition in an unclipped dj; inscribed and signed by Vilallonga (as "Jose") to the director Fred Zinnemann; Vilallonga appeared in Zinnemann's 1964 film "Behold a Pale Horse."

The novelist, initially a Franco supporter, gradually became disenchanted with the postwar regime and went into opposition; at writing Spain had sentenced him in absentia to long-term imprisonment. This novel was awarded 1959's Prix Rivarol by jurists Francois Mauriac, Jules Romains, Henri Troyat and Gabriel Marcel.

Cat.No: 348578

Price: $200.00