Padgett Powell

Perhaps only Padgett Powell — a writer who was once touted as the best of his generation by Saul Bellow — could pull off such a remarkable stylistic feat as this. Is it a novel? Whatever it is, The Interrogative Mood is an audacious literary high-wire act. Powell's unnamed narrator forces us to consider our core beliefs, our most cherished memories, our views on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In fiction as in life, there may be no easy answers — but The Interrogative Mood is an exuberant book that leaves the reader feeling a little more alive.

Signed first editions.