false 628801 12 Joyce Carol Oates&#8217;s Wonderland Quartet comprises four remarkable novels that explore social class in America and the inner lives of young Americans. In Expensive People, Oates takes a provocative and suspenseful look at the roiling secrets of America&#8217;s affluent suburbs. Set in the late 1960s, this first-person confession is narrated by Richard Everett, a precocious and obese boy who sees himself as a minor character in the alarming drama unfolding around him. <br><br>Fascinated by yet alienated from his attractive, self-absorbed parents and the privileged world they inhabit, Richard incisively analyzes his own mismanaged childhood, his pretentious private schooling, his &#8220;successful-executive&#8221; father, and his elusive mother. In an act of defiance and desperation, eleven-year-old Richard strikes out in a way that presages the violence of ever-younger Americans in the turbulent decades to come.<br><br>A National Book Award finalist, <i>Expensive People</i> is a stunning combination of social satire and gothic horror. &#8220;You cannot put this novel away after you have opened it,&#8221; said <i>The Detroit News</i>. &#8220;This is that kind of book&#8211;hypnotic, fascinating, and electrifying.&#8221;<br><br><i>Expensive People </i>is the second novel in the Wonderland Quartet. The books that complete this acclaimed series, A<i> Garden of Earthly Delights</i>, them, and <i>Wonderland</i>, are also available from the Modern Library. 1037136 1968 Expensive People (Modern Library Paperbacks) total:256|5:55|4:94|3:65|2:32|1:10| 256 920 405 28 4 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 13:10:03 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 13:10:27 -0700 2009
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