J R
Download or Read eBook J R PDF written by William Gaddis and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1975 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : William Gaddis |
| Publisher | : Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 744 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015002166968 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis J R by : William Gaddis
Book excerpt: At the center of this hugely comic tale of "free enterprise" America stands JR--an eleven-year-old capitalist, eagerly following the example of the grasping world around him. Operating through pay phones and post-office money orders, JR inadvertently parlays a shipment of Navy surplus picnic forks, a defaulted bond issue, and a single share of common stock into a vast paper empire embracing timber, mineral and natural gas rights, publishing, and a brewery. At once a novel of epic comedy and a biting satire of the American dream, JR displays the style and extraordinary inventiveness that has made Gaddis one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.
