Penguin 20th Century Classics that are on my to be read list
Discover the best Penguin 20th Century Classics on my to-read list, featuring literary masterpieces from William Gaddis' *J R* to W. Somerset Maugham's razor-sharp stories. Explore this curated book list of timeless fiction and must-read classics for your next great read.
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J R
by William Gaddis
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.
