THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

by Thomas Rogers ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 22, 1968

This first novel has youth on its side, but parlously little else, except perhaps a slightly tilted view of life and William Popper's notion that it ""ought to be easy and happy."" It is for him until now when he is twenty-one, indulged by his parents and particularly a wealthy grandmother, loved by Jane Kauffman, with whom he's been living for four years. But then--""accidents just happen. They're part of the universe."" and William accidentally runs over a woman, gets a one year sentence for involuntary manslaughter, finds he doesn't approve of the prison in which he's interned (and involved in a homosexual murder, threatened as a potential witness) and so he runs away, with Jane, to Mexico. . . . Both William and Jane think of themselves as slightly atheistic, anarchistic, emancipated young people and there's that blight--the generation gap--they chafe against, but they protest too little to give this any more resolution than a two day beard. . . . A fast fade.

Pub Date: April 22, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: New American Library

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1968

Categories: FICTION