Parties (Sun & Moon Classics)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557130299 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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jazz age novel set up in Harlem
"An underrated treasure" according to Scott A. Thompson. Carl Van Vechten has long been one of my favorite writers of what I started a while back to call "nightlife lit"-- The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, The Berlin Stories, for example, as well as their more contemporary descendents, Bright Lights, Big City and Less Than Zero. And Parties, Van Vechten's seventh novel, has always represented, for me, the pinnacle of his work (maybe it was for him too, since--although he lived another An underrated treasure Carl Van Vechten has long been one of my favorite writers of what I started a while back to call "nightlife lit"-- The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, The Berlin Stories, for example, as well as their more contemporary descendents, Bright Lights, Big City and Less Than Zero. And Parties, Van Vechten's seventh novel, has always represented, for me, the pinnacle of his work (maybe it was for him too, since--although he lived another 30+ years--he never wrote another novel).To get an idea of the appeal of Parties, then, imagine all that witty, drunken dialogue fr. 0+ years--he never wrote another novel).To get an idea of the appeal of Parties, then, imagine all that witty, drunken dialogue fr. James R. Anderson said "Parties" by Carl Van Vechten. Carl Van Vechten wrote seven novels in the comedy of manners genre.He was also the first dance critic on The New York Times, anaccomplished essayist and photographer whose work appeared in theoriginal Vanity Fair. His last novel, "Parties" (19"Parties" by Carl Van Vechten Carl Van Vechten wrote seven novels in the comedy of manners genre.He was also the first dance critic on The New York Times, anaccomplished essayist and photographer whose work appeared in theoriginal Vanity Fair. His last novel, "Parties" (1930), is a stylishand outrageous ode to the 1920s and was published as the GreatDepression hit. His insights & observations on the 20s aremore astute than those of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Here are the beautifuland not damned. The players are charming worldings who take theirsexual pleasure where they find it - and never mind wi. 0), is a stylishand outrageous ode to the 19""Parties" by Carl Van Vechten" according to James R. Anderson. Carl Van Vechten wrote seven novels in the comedy of manners genre.He was also the first dance critic on The New York Times, anaccomplished essayist and photographer whose work appeared in theoriginal Vanity Fair. His last novel, "Parties" (19"Parties" by Carl Van Vechten Carl Van Vechten wrote seven novels in the comedy of manners genre.He was also the first dance critic on The New York Times, anaccomplished essayist and photographer whose work appeared in theoriginal Vanity Fair. His last novel, "Parties" (1930), is a stylishand outrageous ode to the 1920s and was published as the GreatDepression hit. His insights & observations on the 20s aremore astute than those of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Here are the beautifuland not damned. The players are charming worldings who take theirsexual pleasure where they find it - and never mind wi. 0), is a stylishand outrageous ode to the 1920s and was published as the GreatDepression hit. His insights & observations on the 20s aremore astute than those of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Here are the beautifuland not damned. The players are charming worldings who take theirsexual pleasure where they find it - and never mind wi. 0s and was published as the GreatDepression hit. His insights & observations on the ""Parties" by Carl Van Vechten" according to James R. Anderson. Carl Van Vechten wrote seven novels in the comedy of manners genre.He was also the first dance critic on The New York Times, anaccomplished essayist and photographer whose work appeared in theoriginal Vanity Fair. His last novel, "Parties" (19"Parties" by Carl Van Vechten Carl Van Vechten wrote seven novels in the comedy of manners genre.He was also the first dance critic on The New York Times, anaccomplished essayist and photographer whose work appeared in theoriginal Vanity Fair. His last novel, "Parties" (1930), is a stylishand outrageous ode to the 1920s and was published as the GreatDepression hit. His insights & observations on the 20s aremore astute than those of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Here are the beautifuland not damned. The players are charming worldings who take theirsexual pleasure where they find it - and never mind wi. 0), is a stylishand outrageous ode to the 1920s and was published as the GreatDepression hit. His insights & observations on the 20s aremore astute than those of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Here are the beautifuland not damned. The players are charming worldings who take theirsexual pleasure where they find it - and never mind wi. 0s aremore astute than those of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Here are the beautifuland not damned. The players are charming worldings who take theirsexual pleasure where they find it - and never mind wi