Diary of a Yuppie (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Louis Auchincloss
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Adultery, Greed, Lawyers, Ethics, Success or failure
Diary of a Yuppie is a candid first-person account of a crucial period in a young lawyer's life. The book is presented as a private journal but is unlike most such works in that it is surprisingly free of confessions of guilt or even expressions of regret. To Robert Service, the title character, the end always justifies the means.
The novel begins in 1979. At thirty-two, Service is happily married to Alice, a beautiful, intelligent woman whom he met at Columbia University, and they have two daughters. Service specializes in corporate takeovers, and he has done so well...
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