The poorhouse fair

Description

"On the third Wednesday of every August the inhabitants of a mansion-turned-poorhouse in central New Jersey hold their annual fair; this novel describes a fair that occurs about twenty years from now [1958], when the United States itself is heading downhill ... While 'The Poorhouse Fair, ' insofar as it regrets the decline of patriotism, handcraft, and religion, carries a conservative message, its technique is unorthodox; without so much regard for fictional conventions, the author attempts to locate, in the ambiguous area between farce and melodrama, reality's own tone."

Description

The inhabitants of a central New Jersey poorhouse argue about the decline of patriotism, tradition, and religion while participating in the activities of their annual fair.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction.

Other Editions

• The poorhouse fairBallantine Books2004-01-01
• The poorhouse fair.Knopf1958-01-01
• The poorhouse fair.Fawcett Crest1958-01-01
• The poorhouse fair.Knopf1959-01-01
• The poorhouse fairCrest Books1964-01-01
• The poorhouse fairModern Library1965-01-01