Guest of a Sinner: A Novel - Hardcover

Wilcox, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060168757 ISBN 13: 9780060168759

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1993

Synopsis

The witty sixth novel by the author of Polite Sex follows a group of New Yorkers who, on the verge of middle age, are struggling with the apparent emptiness of their lives. By the author of Sort of Rich. National ad/promo.

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Review:

"Wilcox draws these aimless nitwits with the economy, precision, and satirical bite of a fine caricaturist. . . In short, they would be exactly like everyone else if Wilcox hadn't made them so much funnier."

About the Author:

James Wilcox is the author of eight novels, including North Gladiola, Miss Undine's Living Room, and, most recently, Heavenly Days. His first novel, Modern Baptists, appeared on Q Magazine's list of forty-five "Best Fiction" selections and in Harold Bloom's The Western Canon. A professor of English and the director of creative writing at Louisiana State University, he has written for the New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times Book Review, and Elle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0060168757
• ISBN 13: 9780060168759
• Binding: Hardcover