The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings Paperback - 2002
by William Gaddis; Introduction by Joseph Tabbi; Notes by Joseph Tabbi
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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- Title The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings
- Author William Gaddis; Introduction by Joseph Tabbi; Notes by Joseph Tabbi
- Binding Paperback
- Edition FIRST PAPERBACK
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780142002384 / 0142002380
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 7.75 x 5.05 x 0.55 in (19.69 x 12.83 x 1.40 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002028999
- Dewey Decimal Code 814.54
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- Booklist, 09/15/2002, Page 194
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2002, Page 1193
- Publishers Weekly, 08/19/2002, Page 80
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