Adam Match 1971 -- First Appearance of Sound and Passion

Published in March 1971, Adam Vol. 15, No. 3, featured the first appearance of the Charles Bukowski short story “Sound and Passion”. The story would not be collected for almost 40 years until it appeared in Absence of the Hero (2010).

This copy is in Near Fine minus condition with light wear to the covers and a small pen mark.

Knight Publishing Corp. launched Adam magazine in 1956 as an attempt to follow Playboy's success. The magazine had a long run, surviving until 1996. Between 1970- 1972, Bukowski appeared in six issues with six short stories.

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