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William T. Vollmann’s The Rifles is the sixth volume in his monumental historical fiction cycle Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes, an ambitious series examining the violent intersections between European explorers and the Indigenous peoples of North America. First published in 1994 by Viking, the novel moves between the doomed Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin and a contemporary narrative set in the Canadian North, weaving historical research with Vollmann’s distinctive experimental storytelling.
Part Arctic exploration narrative and part philosophical meditation on colonialism, survival, and obsession, The Rifles showcases Vollmann at the height of his powers. Known for the scope and ambition of his work, Vollmann has built a reputation as one of the most daring and intellectually rigorous American novelists of the late twentieth century. Signed copies of his major works—particularly volumes in the Seven Dreams cycle—remain highly desirable to collectors of contemporary literary fiction.
A signed first edition from one of America’s most ambitious literary voices.
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