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John P. Marquand

AmericanNovember 10, 1893 – July 16, 1960Social Fiction

John P. Marquand was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of Boston Brahmin society who combined social satire with nostalgic portraiture. His H.M. Pulham Esquire and The Late George Apley are precise anatomies of New England gentility.

Works

  • The Late George ApleyNovel satirizing the pretensions and decline of an old Boston Brahmin family→
  • Wickford PointNovel of a decaying New England family and their attempt to preserve social standing→
  • H.M. Pulham EsquireNovel following a banker's midlife reexamination of ambition, class, and masculine identity→
  • Point of No ReturnNovel depicting an executive's gradual ascent through corporate America and moral compromise→
  • Sincerely Willis WaydeNovel tracing a self-made businessman's rise, success, and confrontation with his past→

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