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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0142002380
ISBN-13
9780142002384
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2230628
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rush for Second Place : Essays and Occasional Writings
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, American / General, Essays
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-028999
Notes by
Tabbi, Joseph
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Sometimes dense, but always discerning: essential for Gaddis fans and those seeking an offbeat critique of American civilization." -- Kirkus Reviews "Gaddis (1922-1998) was a fact-checker at the New Yorker and a corporate speech-writer before coming to prominence, but published very little essay-based work. Editor Joseph Tabbi here collects 29 short and occasional pieces, some left in manuscript at the time of Gaddis's death, others admiring encomiums to Saul Bellow or Julian Schnabel, all of which, as he notes, "create a sense of the environment in which Gaddis worked." - - Publishers Weekly
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
814/.54
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. "Stop Player. Joke No. 4" (1951) 2. Agape Agape: The Secret History of the Player Piano (early 1960s) 3. Treatment for a Motion Picture on "Software" (early 1960s) 4. Cover Illustrations from the Corporate Writings (A Selection) The Growth of American Industry (For the National Association of Manufacturers) Educational Technology Shapes the Future... Are You Ready? (For the Eastman Kodak Company) Answers to Cancer (For General Motors/Western Electric) 5. In the Zone (1978) 6. The Rush for Second Place (1981) 7. J R Up to Date (1987) 8. An Instinct for the Dangerous Wife (Review of More Die of Heartbreak by Saul Bellow, 1987) 9. Erewhon and the Contract with America (1995) 10. Old Foes with New Faces (1995) 11. Occasional Writings This Above All (1990) J. Danforth Quayle (1992) On Creative Writing and the National Endowment for the Arts (1994) 12. Speeches On Receiving the National Book Award for J R (1975) How Does the State Imagine? The Willing Suspension of Disbelief (1986) On Receiving the National Book Award for A Frolic of His Own 13. Tributes Dostoevski (1996) Mothers (1996) Julian Schnabel (1998) Appendix: Summary Notes on the Work in Progress (early 1960s) Player Piano Chronology to 1929 Index
Synopsis
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, An essential collection of nonfiction essays by the National Book Award winning author of J R and A Frolic of His Own 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
PS3557.A28R8 2002
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