On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Mat Forstater wrote: > A student wants to read some novels to compare the views on capitalism > they portray. Any suggestions? (something more contemporary than, say, > Dickens' Hard Times). Post-WWII or thereabouts.
I think the greatest of all time is _JR_ by William Gaddis. It might be kind of hard to fit into a student schedule, though. Although the picture of capitalism should be perfectly clear after the first hundred pages or so. Michael
