Book Club - October - Irwin Shaw: Rich Man, Poor Man
The book for our October event is my personal favourite entitled Rich Man, Poor Man by Irwin Shaw.
Originally published as a short story in Playboy Magazine, it became an international bestseller when published as a novel. The bulk of the novel concerns the three children of German Americans Mary Pease and Axel Jordache – the eldest, Gretchen, the middle child, Rudolph, and the youngest, Thomas. It chronicles their experiences from the end of World War II until the late Protected content . The novel covers many of the themes Shaw returns to again and again in all of his fiction – Americans living as expatriates in Europe, the McCarthy era, children trying to break away from the kind of life lived by their parents, social and political issues of capitalism, and the pain of relationships.
Looking forward to our discussion!
Agnes & Alison
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