James Purdy

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.

James Purdy

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.

Books by James Purdy

  • The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy

    James Purdy, John Waters

    Hardback, 2013

    Celebrate “an authentic American genius” (Gore Vidal) in James Purdy’s first complete short story collection.
  • The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy

    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

    James Purdy

    E Book, 2013

    Collected here for the first time are the complete short stories of “a singular American visionary” (New York Times).
  • Cabot Wright Begins: A Novel

    James Purdy

    Paperback, 2013

    Cabot Wright Begins, first published in 1964, may be one of the most neglected masterpieces in post–World War II American literature.
  • Eustace Chisholm and the Works: A Novel

    James Purdy

    Paperback, 2015

    “[S]o good that almost any novel you read immediately after it will seem at least a little bit posturing.”—Jonathan Franzen
  • Malcolm: A Comic Novel

    James Purdy

    Paperback, 2015

    The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.
  • Cabot Wright Begins: A Novel

    James Purdy

    E Book, 2013

    Cabot Wright Begins, first published in 1964, may be one of the most neglected masterpieces in post–World War II American literature.
  • Eustace Chisholm and the Works: A Novel

    James Purdy

    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
  • Malcolm: A Comic Novel

    James Purdy

    E Book, 2015

    The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.