I live in eastern europe and my only way to get more obscure by usual the usual standards books (which means Dan Brown shit) is through the german amazon/abebooks. And yeah, most of what I look for is there, but damn me to hell if I could find the fucking Tunnel anywhere. My only bet was delivery from the US and 100$ at that for a book, or to wait for Dalkey to rerelease it in April with the zero effort cover they've planned for it (if I collect, it matters to me).


So today I learn that my university has a special American-British library on the roof (it's an old building, awkward to get around) and I go there and head to the American fiction section. Pick up The Recognitions, yeah they have it, but I've seen it twice before and have read it, so... And as I put it back picrel's spine blasts my eyes, it was right next to it and my knees got weak. I picked it up and it's mint condition, never been taken home by anyone, a fresh virgin FIRST EDITION that I'll get to experience Gass' genius with.

>Amerikan viktory

Have you had similar experiences?