A Frolic of His Own
A satirically jaundiced view of modern law and justice chronicles the fortunes of Oscar Crease, a middle-aged college instructor and playwright, as he sues a Hollywood producer for pirating a play.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Scribner
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN-13
- 9780684800523
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Satire of legal systemLitigation and justiceFamily and ambition
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionWonMajor(1994)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1994)
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