You & Me A Novel
You & Me A Novel by Padgett Powell, published by HarperCollins on July 2, 2013, is a work of fiction that presents a humorous take on Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot. This edition, comprising 208 pages, explores the conversations of two loquacious characters on a porch as they delve into a variety of topics, ranging from the mundane to the spiritual and the absurd.
Readers will find a blend of literary and dystopian elements in this narrative, which showcases Powell’s unique style of post-postmodern American fiction. The dialogue captures both the trivial and the profound, offering insights into the complexities of language and existence. Through its engaging discussions, You & Me invites reflection on the nature of communication and the human experience.
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Padgett Powell, author of the acclaimed The Interrogative Mood and “one of the few truly important American writers of our time” (Sam Lipsyte), returns with a hilarious Southern send-up of Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot.
Truly a master of envelope-pushing, post-postmodern American fiction, in a class with Nicholas Baker and Lydia Davis, Powell brilliantly blends the sublime, the trivial, and the oddball in You & Me, as two loquacious gents on a porch discuss all manner of subjects, from the mundane to the spiritual to the downright ridiculous.
At once outrageously funny and profound, You & Me is yet another brilliant, boundary-bursting masterwork, proving once again that, “there are few writers who understand both the beauty and the absurdity of language as well as Padgett Powell” (Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang) and that, “Padgett Powell is one of the best writers in America, and one of the funniest, too” (Ian Frazier).
You & Me: A Novel won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction.
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