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The Pursuit of Happiness
"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.
- GenresFiction
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1969
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February 27, 2019
Is this the book about the guy who runs down an old lady on a slushy Chicago street? If so a great book about non-conforming in America. Made into a movie with Michael Sarrazin. Somewhat suggestive of "L'Etranger" thematically. National Book Award finalist for fiction - 1969, and basically unheard of and unread today - weird and sad ... Date read is a guess.
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