Malcolm Paperback by James Purdy

Product Details

• Publisher: Liveright (2015-04-14)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 224 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780871409577
• Item Weight: 204.12 grams
• Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.64 cm

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).

About the Author

James Purdy, born in 1914, is undergoing a major literary renaissance. The author of Malcolm and now The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy, he lived in New York until his death in 2009.