{"product_id":"the-rush-for-second-place-william-gaddis-9780142002384","title":"The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential collection of nonfiction essays by the National Book Award winning author of \u003ci\u003eJ R\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Frolic of His Own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Gaddis published only four novels during his lifetime, but with those works he earned himself a reputation as one of America's greatest novelists. Less well known is Gaddis's body of excellent critical writings. Here is a wide range of his original essays, some published for the first time. From \"'Stop Player. Joke No. 4, '\" Gaddis's first national publication and the basis for his projected history of the player piano, to the title essay about missed opportunities in America during the past fifty years, to \"Old Foes with New Faces,\" an examination of the relationship between the writer and the problem of religion-this diverse collection displays the power of an autonomous literary intelligence in an age increasingly dominated by political and religious conservatism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Gaddis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0142002380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142002384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.05w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2002 pg. 1193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2002 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2002 pg. 194","brand":"William Gaddis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946221502719,"sku":"9780142002384","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_65cc9f45-153b-408d-a88b-b3641b3580f4.jpg?v=1681512094","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rush-for-second-place-william-gaddis-9780142002384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}