The Embezzler (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Louis Auchincloss
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Crime or criminals, New York City, 1940’s, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, Adultery, Bankruptcy or financial crisis, Theft, Banks, bankers, or banking, Investments or investors, Stocks
- Locales: New York, NY
Building upon the strengths implicit in The Rector of Justin, Auchincloss in The Embezzler uses conflicting narrative voices and viewpoints to illuminate the mythical dimensions of recent American economic history. Departing from the recorded facts of the Wall Street fraud case that led directly to federal control of the American stock market, Auchincloss reinvents the case and its principal characters with credibility and skill, adding human dimension to an otherwise dry, if significant, historical event.
The Embezzler opens with the memoirs of Guy Prime,...
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