Malcolm: A Comic Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Malcolm: A Comic Novel by James Purdy, Liveright
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Author: James Purdy ISBN: 9780871409607
Publisher: Liveright Publication: April 13, 2015
Imprint: Liveright Language: English
Author: James Purdy
ISBN: 9780871409607
Publisher: Liveright
Publication: April 13, 2015
Imprint: Liveright
Language: English

The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.

Introduced simply as “the boy on the bench,” the titular character of Malcolm is a Candide-like figure who is picked up by the “most famous astrologer of his period” and introduced to a series of increasingly absurd characters and bizarre situations in “the most prodigiously funny book to streak across these heavy-hanging times” (Dorothy Parker).

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The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.

Introduced simply as “the boy on the bench,” the titular character of Malcolm is a Candide-like figure who is picked up by the “most famous astrologer of his period” and introduced to a series of increasingly absurd characters and bizarre situations in “the most prodigiously funny book to streak across these heavy-hanging times” (Dorothy Parker).

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