NP - new editions of Gaddis' JR, The Recognitions

[rbollinger at austin.rr.com]

Got an e-mail on this the other day - per Amazon it releases February 7:

http://www.amazon.com/J-R-William-Gaddis/dp/1564784339/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2

J R 

A great masterpiece by William Gaddis, with a new introduction by Rick Moody.

"Winner of the 1976 National Book Award, J R is a biting satire about the many ways in which capitalism twists the American spirit into something dangerous, yet pervasive and unassailable. At the center of the novel is a hilarious eleven year old—J R—who with boyish enthusiasm turns a few basic lessons in capitalist principles, coupled with a young boy’s lack of conscience, into a massive and exploitative paper empire. The result is one of the funniest and most disturbing stories ever told about the corruption of the American Dream"

Also saw a new edition of The Recognitions in my local indie store last Saturday night, although Amazon says it doesn't release until February 20 ....


Rob Bollinger
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