Memoir of a Russian Punk
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990.
First American edition, first printing. Signed by Edward Limonov on the title page and inscribed: "To Lina from ex-Russian punk, E. Limonov, friendly." [iv], 312 pp. Bound in publisher's red paper-covered boards over orange spine cloth lettered in purple gilt. Very Good+ with light soiling to covers, slight bumping to lower corners, and light foxing to textblock edges, endpapers. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear and foxing to verso.
A signed first edition of this work of autofiction by the dissident writer Edward Limonov, who left the Soviet Union in 1974 and became part of the punk scene in New York. In 1980 he moved to Paris, where this book was first published, and in 1991 returned to Russia. There he founded the ultranationalist National Bolshevik Party, which combined the ideology and imagery of the far left and far right. The party was banned in 2007, and Limonov went on to co-found its successor, The Other Russia, which was renamed The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov to honor the radical activist after his death in 2020. He was featured in the Adam Curtis documentary series Can't Get You Out of My Head.
Price: $750