A Frolic of His Own

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A Frolic of His Own  
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First edition cover
Author(s) William Gaddis
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Poseidon Press
Publication date 1994
Media type Print (hardcover & paperback)
Pages 592 pages (hard)
512 pages (paper)
ISBN ISBN 0-671-66984-2 (hard)
ISBN 0-684-80052-7 (paper)
OCLC Number 28505092
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 20
LC Classification PS3557.A28 F76 1994

A Frolic of His Own is a novel by William Gaddis. Published in 1994 by Poseidon Press, A Frolic of His Own was Gaddis's fourth novel. It won the National Book Award for Fiction (US)[1] and the American Book Award in 1994.

The title comes from the decision in Joel v. Morison, concerning vicarious liability.

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Book Foundation: Awards: "National Book Award Winners: 1950 – 2009". Retrieved 2012-01-05.

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