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The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel
The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel
The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel
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Finalist for the National Book Award: A deftly comic novel of family and society set in 1960s Chicago
“Being free with the permission of society is not being free at all,” says William Popper, the central character in this quietly ironic first novel. William and his girlfriend, Jane, are sensible University of Chicago graduates, happy lovers, children of good families—and self-described anarchists. When William accidentally runs over an elderly woman and is charged with manslaughter, their lives veer unexpectedly off path. As the consequences of William’s accident compound, the two find themselves butting up against the society they seek to drop out of. This National Book Award–nominated debut still speaks to those who remain idealistic in a cynical world.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 10, 2013
ISBN9781480449800
The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel
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Thomas Rogers

Thomas Rogers was born in Brooklyn New York and raised in Broward County Florida. Throughout life music and truck driving was the career choice. He became an inventor in 2023 and author in 2024.

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