The Meritocracy Quartet
Acclaimed writer Jeffrey Lewis is known for his deft portrayals of relatable figures from all walks of life. In "The Meritocracy Quartet", his four interlinking novels-"Meritocracy: A Love Story", "The Conference of the Birds", "Theme Song for an Old Show", and "Adam the King"-have been brought together for the first time into a single volume. Set against the backdrop of the changing American landscape over four decades, "The Meritocracy Quartet" is a testament to the country's evolving personality. The quartet follows Louie, a Yale graduate from a modest background with a gift for forging connections in high and low places. Beginning in the 1960s, as he documents a going-away party for a fellow Yalie on his way to Vietnam, and continuing through his spiritual encounters with a 1970s group of city misfits, his turn to television writing in the 1980s, and a tragic love story between two of his close friends in the 1990s, Louie chronicles not only his own personal struggles-his silent love for his best friend'
s girl, his delicate relationship with an at-times absent father-but also the attitudes, events, and people that marked his generation. From the Vietnam War to George W. Bush, from television trends to the divide between the haves and have-nots, "The Meritocracy Quartet" is a moving witness to everything America had to offer in the latter portion of the twentieth century. [Publisher's text].
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ISBN: 9781907822889
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