John P. Marquand
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