Gaddis, William
J R
- ISBN 13:
- 9781681374680
- author:
- Gaddis, William
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 784
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14.6 centimeters (0.37 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
A National Book Award-winning satire about the unchecked power of American capitalism, written more than three decades before the 2008 financial crisis. J R is set in the story of J R Vansant, an average sixth grader from Long Island who responds to a junk-mail get-rich-quick offer and soon finds himself running a paper empire. As the J R Family of Companies grows, it attracts everyone from school staff to municipal government officials, politicians, and titans of Wall Street. The novel is told almost entirely through dialogue, offering an unsurpassed reckoning with the way we live now. With its appallingly funny portrayal of America's romance with finance, J R also explores themes of suburban development, urban decay, divorce proceedings, disputed wills, and the impossible demands of love and art. Through its complex characters, including a young composer and a publicist, William Gaddis's novel is both a literary tour de force and a commentary on modern society.
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