Expelled from Eden — William Vollmann

William T. Vollmann is one of our greatest living writers. Masterworks such as You Bright and Risen Angels, The Royal Family, and Rising Up and Rising Down--his latest work, a stunning 3,300-page tour de force--have launched him into the literary stratosphere and added his name to the list of potential future Nobelists.

Here is his long-awaited ""best-of"" collection, intended both as an introduction for the curious reader, and as a necessary addition to the existing fan''s collection. With excerpts from all of Vollmann''s novels (including several not yet published), journalistic pieces, essays, correspondence, and poetry, Expelled from Eden creates a unique, kaleidoscopic portrait of one of America''s most notorious, protean, devastating, and necessary writers.