THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON: A Novel by Adam Johnson. New York: Random House, (2012). First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 9 to the copyright page. SIGNED and warmly inscribed to a "scholar, mentor and teacher..." to the title page by the National Book Award winning author. Winner of the Pultizer Prize. A literary thriller set in North Korea, featuring a youth, whose father runs a orphan child labor camp, and who grows up and rises through the country's political ranks becoming a professional kidnapper, and then trying to stay alive as his overlords change and demand. Minutely crimped to the lower spine edge, else very nearly fine, square, and firm in black over black boards with metallic-red embossed titles to the spine, black headband and tail-band, deckle page fore-edges; in a fine dust jacket with raised black titles to the front panel; original printed $26.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. The dust jacket will be placed in a clear, removable protective sleeve after scanning for this entry. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FICTION BOOKS THANKS!