James Purdy
Cabot Wright Begins
- ISBN 13:
- 9780871403520
- author:
- James Purdy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Liveright
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 142mm X 211mm
- Genre:
- Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Cabot Wright Begins A Novel by James Purdy is a scathing satire of American culture, exposing the darker aspects of television, publishing, Wall Street, and societal values. In this merciless portrayal, writer James Purdy tackles themes of sex, violence, urban poverty, and deluded innocence, creating an extraordinary chain of events. The story follows Bernie Gladhart, a naive used-car salesman from Chicago, who sets out to write the Great American Novel about Cabot Wright, a convicted rapist. As Bernie navigates Brooklyn, he encounters a series of bizarre characters, leading to a complex web of events that exposes the false values of American culture. Considered too provocative for its time, Purdy's comic fiction offers a prophetic vision of America's psyche, one marked by delusion, obsession, and isolation.
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