Cabot Wright Begins :A Novel
Cabot Wright Begins :A Novel
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Published:
22 July, 2013
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780871403520 |
| ISBN10 | 0871403528 |
| Number Of Pages | 268 |
| Item Weight | 277 g |
| Product Dimensions | 142 x 211 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | W W Norton & Co Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"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
Author's Bio
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.