JR by Gaddis, William - 1975

Knopf, NY, 1975. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Absurdly logical, mercilessly real, gathering its own tumultous momentum for the ultimat brush with commodity trading 'JR' captures he reader in the cacophony of voices that revolves around this young captive of his own yths. The disurbing clarity with which this finished writer capturess the ways in which we deal, dissemble, stumble through our words - through our lives - while the real plans are being made elsewhere makes 'JR' the extrordinary novel that it is. [Pub. Info] "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." [ Pub. Info] Massive novel; 726 pages. There is a protective mylar cover. STATED 1ST EDITION.