Malcolm.

by James Purdy

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0374200858
• ISBN13: 9780374200855
• Release Date: January 1959
• Publisher: NY: FARRAR, STRAUS & CUDAHY. 1959
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic

Purdy always crafts such unique, enthralling characters. (And the names! I must mention this due to the importance I personally place on names.) Purdy, you can tell, searches for the characters’ names, rather than just crafting a person and plastering them with any old name without a single thought as to whether or not it represents the character. Purdy cares about the characters, and that just stands to make his work all the more significant and impactful.

A Classic

One of the most poised yet hilarious books I have ever read. A shame the man has never received the literary recognition he deserves.