Peter Whiffle;
his life and works
[by] Carl Van Vechten.

Description

Main Author

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964

Related Names

Plimpton Press
Vail-Ballou Press
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection

Language(s)

English

Published

New York, A.A. Knopf, 1922.

Subjects

Clark, Emily, > Clark, Emily, / 1893-1953 > Clark, Emily, / 1893-1953 / Library > Clark, Emily, / 1893-1953 / Library / Personal copy.
Bookbinding > Bookbinding / United States > Bookbinding / United States / History > Bookbinding / United States / History / 20th century > Bookbinding / United States / History / 20th century / Specimens.
American fiction > American fiction / 20th century
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Harlem (New York, N.Y.) / Fiction
Romans.
Novels
Fiction
Specimens
History
Fiction
novels.

Summary

"Carl Van Vechten's first (1922) of seven novels is a comedy-biography of Whiffle, a man who claims to be a writer but who writes nothing. He says his purpose in life is to have no purpose. Travelling between NYC and Europe, Whiffle absorbs the arts and, with Van Vechten as guide, the novel explores the artistic explosions of the period. The fictional Whiffle names Van Vechten as his executor, and he becomes a kind of Saint-Simon or Pepys. The other main character is Edith Dale, a fabulous salonista based on Mabel Dodge -- before she moved to Taos, NM."--goodreads website (cf. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1919838)

Note

A duplicate copy of this title was part of the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, but was not retained.

Physical Description

4 p. ℓ., 247 p. 20 cm.

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