Cabot Wright Begins by James Purdy
Cabot Wright Begins, first published in 1964, may be one of the most neglected masterpieces in postWorld War II American literature.
"Here is a native Nabokov..It is a wildly funny book, beautifully written and with a deadly serious underlay." "It might be loosely described as a bravura work of satire-a satire on pornographic fantasy, a satire on New York literary life, a satire on affluent eccentric mid-century America. Except that satire is perhaps too narrow a term to convey the kind of comedy that Purdy writes...Rather [it is] the vehicle for a universal comic vision." -- Susan Sontag "James Purdy has succeeded better than anyone else around at the moment in re-creating the U.S.A. and presenting it simultaneously as his own invention and as a faithful reflection of reality-not an easy feat. Cabot Wright Begins is a delight all the way through." -- Paul Bowles
James Purdy, born in 1914, is undergoing a major literary renaissance. The author of Malcolm and now The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy, he lived in New York until his death in 2009.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871403520 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871403528 |
| Title | Cabot Wright Begins |
| Author | James Purdy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2013-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 268 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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