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Beschreibung
An aspiring author’s lawsuit raises questions about family, inheritance, and the vagaries of the American legal system in this National Book Award–winning courtroom satire.

Oscar Crease, part-time history professor and aspiring playwright, penned Once at Antietam, his magnum opus fictionalizing his grandfather’s experiences during the Civil War. Despite his high hopes and sending copies of the play to everyone he could think of, Oscar failed to get it staged. But then a movie with the same title and other striking similarities comes out. Convinced they plagiarized his work, Oscar decides to sue the studio.

His hunger for recognition and justice is all-consuming, even as his financially dependent half-sister and her husband’s lives get caught in the crossfire. As Oscar’s lawsuit progresses at a painfully slow, bureaucratic pace, legal documents and transcripts are interspersed throughout the narrative, highlighting the exploitation present in both the legal system and Hollywood machine—as well as Oscar’s determination to win despite the rising cost.
An aspiring author’s lawsuit raises questions about family, inheritance, and the vagaries of the American legal system in this National Book Award–winning courtroom satire.

Oscar Crease, part-time history professor and aspiring playwright, penned Once at Antietam, his magnum opus fictionalizing his grandfather’s experiences during the Civil War. Despite his high hopes and sending copies of the play to everyone he could think of, Oscar failed to get it staged. But then a movie with the same title and other striking similarities comes out. Convinced they plagiarized his work, Oscar decides to sue the studio.

His hunger for recognition and justice is all-consuming, even as his financially dependent half-sister and her husband’s lives get caught in the crossfire. As Oscar’s lawsuit progresses at a painfully slow, bureaucratic pace, legal documents and transcripts are interspersed throughout the narrative, highlighting the exploitation present in both the legal system and Hollywood machine—as well as Oscar’s determination to win despite the rising cost.
Über den Autor
William Thomas Gaddis, Jr. (1922–1998) was a novelist and author of National Book Award winner A Frolic of His Own, Time best book The Recognitions, J R, Carpenter’s Gothic, Agape Agape,and The Rush for Second Place.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780684800523
ISBN-10: 0684800527
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gaddis, William
Hersteller: Scribner
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Ansata, ein Label der Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH, Neumarkter Str. 28, D-81673 München, kundenservice@penguinrandomhouse.de
Maße: 203 x 127 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: William Gaddis
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.02.1995
Gewicht: 0,614 kg
Artikel-ID: 101026284