Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction vii
4. The Conflicts of Reality: Cozzens' The Last Adam 1
5. The Pitching of Love's Mansion in the Tropics of Henry Miller 23
6. Androgynes Bound: Nathanael West's Miss Lonelyhearts 49
7. An Illiberal Education: William Golding's Pedagogy 73
8. From Here to Absurdity: Heller's Catch-22 97
9. George and Martha: Sad, Sad, Sad 119
10. Hubris, Health, and Holiness: The Despair of J. F. Powers 141
11. Index 163