As of 2005 dalkey archive press publishes the book. Wylies nonfiction book of essays, generation of vipers 1942, was a bestseller during the 1940s and inspired the term momism. Stobern sie in bestsellern als handliche pocket bookausgabe. Generation of vipers paperback september 1, 1996 by philip wylie author visit amazons philip wylie page. Wylies classic, written with devastating wit and a pen as sharp as a barbers razor, wages war on all forms of. Whenever the door of hell opens, the voice you hear is your own. In his bestselling book, generation of vipers, which was first published in 1946, philip wylie wrote about mothers scathingly and with. They asked me if i would like to amend it in such a way as to bring it up to date.
Perhaps the most vitriolic attack ever launched on the america. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Harsh, bitter, and filled with venom toward those who have corrupted the america that could have been, generation of vipers will be read with pleasure and indignation a century from now. It is concerned with attempting to rid the flash of the plasma that infected in his body during the events at the end of the first televised series of. Vipers, as the book is called by its fans, was written thirteen years ago. Sage reference momism generation of vipers sage knowledge.
A generation of vipers, and im here to let you know what i think. Review of generation of vipers rpgnet rpg game index. Generation of vipers 97808978303 by wylie, philip and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great. Buy a cheap copy of generation of vipers book by philip wylie. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Some people have accused generation of vipers of being misogynistic. In it wylie criticizes various aspects and beliefs of contemporary american society, including christianity. The disappearance shows his thinking on the subject is very complex. Perhaps the most vitriolic attack ever launched on the american way of living from politicians to professors to businessmen to mom to sexual mores to religion. Wwii 1939, the book evicerated both the left and right, but mostly gave a sharp critique of our self deceit. Harsh, bitter, and filled with venom toward those who have corrupted the america that could have been, generation of vipers will be read with pleasure and.
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