A National Book Award nominee in 1971, this is a fiercely funny novel about a theater reviewer on the verge of burn-out.
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Sheed's portrait of theater critic Max Jamison, who is on the edge of burning out, garnered a National Book Award nomination in 1970. Max's work is going to hell, his wife has left him, and he tries to fill the void with numerous sexual escapades that don't seem to help. This edition contains a new afterword by the author. Also new to the series is Sheed's The Morning After and Long After, a 1971 collection of essays and reviews (ISBN 1-58579-038-9. pap. $19.95).
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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"Does for critics what Ionesco did for rhinoceroses." -- John Leonard
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece, disgracefully out of print!,
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This review is from: Max Jamison (Hardcover)
I've bought several copies of this and Sheed's other novels and his collections of criticism for friends over the years, and was astonished and angered to discover that none of his fiction is in print. Sheed is one of the great comic novelists and social satirists of the past century, the equal of Evelyn Waugh--maybe if someone made this or another of his stories into a movie, he would get a similar treatment: the uniform republication of his novels he deserves. Not that there's much competition, but Max Jamison is the best novel ever written about a critic, as well as being an unforgettable, incisive portrait of New York, the theater, marriage, and ambition in the 1960s/70s. Other Sheed novels just as good are The Hack, The Blacking Factory, Office Politics, and the Boys of Winter. What is wrong with Penguin, Vintage, Little Brown, and the other literary imprints that they are ignoring this work? Readers should unite and demand them!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Max Jamison is a forgotten classic.,
By Max Schmilling "Max" (Africa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Max Jamison: A novel (The Arbor House library of contemporary Americana) (Paperback)
If it wasn't for an old, run down, second-hand
bookshop, I probably would never have discovered Max Jamison (The Critic). It's such a pity, because Wilfred Sheed's portrayel of a depressed critic is spot on. With a bit of luck, Max Jamison could well have been Holden Caulfied's father. And with that, a famous novel. But art, like life, isn't fair.
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