Description
The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.
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.
Reviews
"The most prodigiously funny book to streak across these heavy-hanging times." — Dorothy Parker
Also By: James Purdy 
Eustace Chisholm and the Works: A Novel
Paperback, 2015
“[S]o good that almost any novel you read immediately after it will seem at least a little bit posturing.”—Jonathan Franzen
Eustace Chisholm and the Works: A Novel
E Book, 2015
“[S]o good that almost any novel you read immediately after it will seem at least a little bit posturing.”—Jonathan Franzen
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.
