The Royal Family

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Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-08-01
Publisher(s): Penguin Group USA
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Summary

Since the publication of his first book in 1987, William T. Vollmann has established himself as one of the most fascinating and unconventional literary figures on the scene today. Named one of the twenty best writers under forty by the New Yorker in 1999, Vollmann received the best reviews of his career for The Royal Family, a searing fictional trip through a San Francisco underworld populated by prostitutes, drug addicts, and urban spiritual seekers. Part biblical allegory and part skewed postmodern crime novel, The Royal Family is a vivid and unforgettable work of fiction by one of today's most daring writers.

Table of Contents

The Reduction Method Chapters 1--14
1(18)
Irene Chapters 15--47
19(54)
Visits and Visitations Chapters 48--75
73(44)
Billable Hours Chapters 76--82
117(10)
The Mark of Cain Chapters 83--104
127(36)
Ladies of the Queen Chapters 105--116
163(22)
``Sometimes It Helps to Talk About These Things'' Chapters 117--128
185(20)
Sunflower Chapters 129--139
205(16)
``Easier Than You Might Ever Dream'' Chapters 140--142
221(6)
An Essay on Bail Chapters 143--157
227(16)
``Easier Than You Might Ever Dream'' Chapters 158--167
243(14)
The False Irene Chapters 168--209
257(46)
``Business Comes First'' Chapters 210--211
303(6)
Domino Chapters 212--238
309(30)
Vigs Chapters 239--257
339(28)
The Queen of Las Vegas Chapters 258--262
367(12)
Buying Their Dream House Chapters 263--285
379(20)
Feminine Circus Chapters 286--321
399(24)
A Meditation on the Stock Market Chapters 322--323
423(6)
``Demons Are Here'' Chapters 324--348
429(38)
Jesus Chapters 349--350
467(4)
The Wicked King's Secret Chapters 351--359
471(10)
Justin Chapters 360--376
481(22)
Sapphire Chapters 377--382
503(8)
The Truth Chapter 383
511(4)
Celia Chapters 384--433
515(52)
Geary Street Chapters 434--435
567(8)
John Chapter 436
575(10)
Space Invaders Chapter 437
585(4)
Little Baby Birds Chapters 438--441
589(8)
Filial Duties Chapters 442--461
597(20)
The Fall of Canaan Chapters 462--478
617(24)
Kitty's Soliloquy Chapters 479--480
641(6)
Dan Smooth Chapters 481--528
647(46)
Coffee Camp Chapters 529--590
693(74)
The Royal Family Chapters 591--593
767

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