Eustace Chisholm and the Works - A Novel

No Purdy work has dazzled contemporary writers more than this haunting tale of unrequited love in an indifferent world. A seedy Depression-era boardinghouse in Chicago plays host to "a game of emotional chairs" (Guardian) in a novel initially condemned for its frank depiction of abortion, homosexuality, and life on the margins of American society.

About the author

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.

Summary

“[S]o good that almost any novel you read immediately after it will seem at least a little bit posturing.”—Jonathan Franzen

Report

'(S)o good that almost any novel you read immediately after it will seem at least a little bit posturing.'Jonathan Franzen

Product details

• Authors: James Purdy, Purdy James
• Publisher: Norton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2015
• EAN: 9780871409522
• ISBN: 978-0-87140-952-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 244 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Of specific Gay interest, Relating to gay people, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary