NP Vollmann's Latest

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http://www.calendarlive.com/books/bookreview/20000805/t000073484.html

"To some, Vollmann has been the American writer to watch. With "The Royal
Family," he has certainly arrived. Seeking to do for San Francisco what
James Joyce did for Dublin in "Ulysses," Vollmann has written a novel of
such sweep, such commanding presence that a reader quickly runs out of
praise and is aware that no matter what might be said, no matter what aspect
attention is drawn to, so much has to be left out."