Malcolm by James Purdy
Requirements: MOBI / ePUB reader, 366 kb (first published 1959)
Overview: Malcolm, about fifteen years of age, has spent every day for the last year sitting on the bench in front of his plush hotel, where he has a suite, waiting for his father to return, but now his money is in danger of running out. One day Mr Cox approaches him, and offers help; he provides Malcolm with a series of address and people to meet who might help him and get him away from his bench. This leads Malcolm to come into contact with among others a retired undertaker, and midget, talented but unrecognised artist who refuses to believe he is a midget, a less talented artist with a passion for music, an extremely wealthy and influential couple, a tattooist and a world famous singer.
The story follows Malcolm through his various encounters has he builds his new circle of friends, and as the various new friends interact with each other and vie for Malcolm’s attention, often with very funny, near farcical results.
Malcolm the boy is a strange creation, supposedly well traveled with his father before his disappearance, he is socially well adjusted but rather naive and apparently more or less uneducated, leading to the assumption by some that he is a little dump. He is described often as beautiful and all who encounter him desire him in one way or another.
Malcolm the book is an unusual and at times bizarre account, at times hilarious, at times touching; the outcome almost inevitable
Genre: Literary Fiction
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