Malcolm
novel by Purdy
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discussed in biography
- In James Purdy
Malcolm (1959) tells the story of the experiences of a 15-year-old boy in a fruitless search for his identity. In Purdy’s later works, such as The Nephew (1960) and Cabot Wright Begins (1964), he further develops the bleak worldview that he first propounded in Malcolm.…
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