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Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1974. First Edition. 134pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Book has a couple of modest bumps, else fine. No marks or inscriptions. Dust Wrapper has minor toning and a slightly sunbathed spine. Very nice copy. The Nobel Prize-winning author's first book, Dusklands is a pair of novellas: "The Vietnam Project," centering on a military specialist working on a strategic report on American propaganda policy for the Vietnam War, and "The Narrative of Jacobus Coetzee," chronicling the journeys of a white explorer into the heart of southern Africa during the eighteenth century. South African author J.M. Coetzee - novelist, essayist, linguist, and translator – has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as well as the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina Étranger, and the Booker Prize (twice), among many other accolades.

Dusklands, published in 1974, is the debut novel by Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee. It consists of two separate narratives, 'The Vietnam Project' and 'The Narrative of Jacobus Coetzee.' The book explores various aspects of colonization, conflict, and power dynamics.

For Dusklands, collectors should look for the South African first edition published by Ravan Press in 1974. The presence of distinct cover art and typeset unique to the first edition can help in identification. Additionally, any mentions of later printings or editions would not be included in a true first edition.