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“[S]o good that almost any novel you read immediately after it will seem at least a little bit posturing.”—Jonathan Franzen
No Purdy work has dazzled contemporary writers more than this haunting tale of unrequited love in an indifferent world. A seedy Depression-era boardinghouse in Chicago plays host to "a game of emotional chairs" (Guardian) in a novel initially condemned for its frank depiction of abortion, homosexuality, and life on the margins of American society.
Also By: James Purdy 
Malcolm: A Comic Novel
Paperback, 2015
The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.
Malcolm: A Comic Novel
E Book, 2015
The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.
The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy
Paperback, 2014
Collected here for the first time are the complete short stories of “a singular American visionary” (New York Times).
The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy
Hardback, 2013
Celebrate “an authentic American genius” (Gore Vidal) in James Purdy’s first complete short story collection.
Cabot Wright Begins: A Novel
Paperback, 2013
Cabot Wright Begins, first published in 1964, may be one of the most neglected masterpieces in post–World War II American literature.
