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Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (New York Review Books Classics)

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Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (New York Review Books Classics)
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Originally published in 1836.

Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is oneÂ increasingly practiced body snatcher'sÂ picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price.Â
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Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughsâ€™s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well asÂ a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.
Country USA
Brand New York Review Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-01-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590172292

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