Meeting Evil (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Berger
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1990’s
- Setting: Suburban and rural areas of the United States
- Principal Characters: John Felton, Richard Harold “Richie” Maranville, Joanie, Sharon, Tim
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Rural or country life, 1990’s, Suburban life, Comedy
- Locales: United States
Nearly if less mythically as private as Thomas Pynchon, but far more prolific and accessible, Thomas Berger has spent the past thirty-four years publishing an astonishing array of novels: the picaresque Reinhart series; parodies of detective fiction (Who Is Teddy Villanova, 1977) and of Arthurian romance (Arthur Rex: A Legendary Novel, 1978); futuristic satire (Regiment of Women, 1973); and retellings of the Oresteia (Orrie’s Story, 1990) and American history (Little Big Man, 1964, perhaps his best and certainly his most important work). Berger’s...
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