| The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings Contributor(s): Gaddis, William (Author), Tabbi, Joseph (Introduction by), Tabbi, Joseph (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0142002380 ISBN-13: 9780142002384 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: William Gaddis published only four novels during his lifetime, but with those works he earned himself a reputation as one of America's greatest novelists. Less well known is Gaddis's body of excellent critical writings. Here is a wide range of his original essays, some published for the first time. From "'Stop Player. Joke No. 4, '" Gaddis's first national publication and the basis for his projected history of the player piano, to the title essay about missed opportunities in America during the past fifty years, to "Old Foes with New Faces," an examination of the relationship between the writer and the problem of religion-this diverse collection displays the power of an autonomous literary intelligence in an age increasingly dominated by political and religious conservatism. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 814.54 |
| LCCN: 2002028999 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.05" W x 7.75" (0.37 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: William Gaddis published only four novels during his lifetime, but with those works he earned himself a reputation as one of America's greatest novelists. Less well known is Gaddis's body of excellent critical writings. Here is a wide range of his original essays, some published for the first time. From 'Stop Player. Joke No. 4, ' Gaddis's first national publication and the basis for his projected history of the player piano, to the title essay about missed opportunities in America during the past fifty years, to Old Foes with New Faces, an examination of the relationship between the writer and the problem of religion-this diverse collection displays the power of an autonomous literary intelligence in an age increasingly dominated by political and religious conservatism |
