Uncorrected Proof. 8vo. Pp. [x], 287, [5]. Pictorial wraps.
Lightly creased to upper edge of front cover, else Fine.
Set in and around a U.S. air force base on the outskirts of Tokyo, and centring on the exploits of seventeen-year old Severin Boxx and his hafu – half American and half Japanese – sweetheart. The fictional debut by the author of Jarhead (a memoir about a U.S. Marine serving in the Gulf War), which was made into an acclaimed film by director Sam Mendes. The author is a graduate of the respected Iowa Writers' Workshop.
"In Exit A, Swofford's prose swaggers... showcasing the genius that made his name in Jarhead... proving he can easily hold his own with the giants of American letters." –San Francisco Chronicle