J R (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
J R (American Literature (Dalkey Archive)) by William Gaddis
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1564784339 | 725 Pages | EPUB | 2.23 MB
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1564784339 | 725 Pages | EPUB | 2.23 MB
Winner of the 1976 National Book Award, "J R" is a biting satire about the many ways in which capitalism twists the American spirit into something more dangerous, yet pervasive and unassailable. At the center of the novel is a hilarious eleven year old–J R–who with boyish enthusiasm turns a few basic lessons in capitalist principles, coupled with a young boy's lack of conscience, into a massive and exploitative paper empire. The result is one of the funniest and most disturbing stories ever told about the corruption of the American dream.