A Frolic of His Own
Author: William Gaddis
Hailed as the American heir to James Joyce, Gaddis has secured his position among the foremost contemporary writers with novels such as Carpenter’s Gothic and the National Book Award-winning JR. Now he adds even more luster to his reputation with a mercilessly funny, devastatingly accurate tale of lives caught up in the toils of the law…..Read More
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