The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Ocassional Writings

A collection of essays and critical writings by the late author of the National Book Award-winning A Frolic of His Own ranges from 'Stop Player, Joke No. 4,' Gaddis's first published piece, to the title essay about missed opportunities in America in the past fifty years, to 'Old Foes with New Faces,' a study of the relationship between the writer and religion. Original.