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Malcolm : y James Purdy : a novel by James Purdy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Long out of print, James Purdy's novel <i>Malcolm</i>, first published in 1959, established Purdy as "one of the greatest writers produced in America during the past hundred years" (Dame Edith Sitwell). <i>Malcolm</i> is the bizarre story of an innocent young man of 'exceptional beauty' who becomes involved in a series of comic and poignant adventures. Taken under the wing of a famous astrologer, an undertaker, a billionaire, a midget painter, a jazz queen, America's foremost chanteuse, and a tattoo artist, among others, Malcolm is led endlessly from protector to protector in search of his missing father, until the journey itself becomes his undoing.

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Author

James Purdy

Publisher

Serpent's Tail Crime

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781852423681

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor

Rating

3.8 / 5 (141 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14