Carnal Knowledge
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A sharp and darkly comic work of American satire, Carnal Knowledge chronicles the lives of two college roommates — Jonathan and Sandy — as they navigate decades of romantic and sexual relationships with women, exposing the ways in which male ego, insecurity, and cultural conditioning warp their capacity for genuine intimacy. Originally conceived as a screenplay before its celebrated 1971 film adaptation directed by Mike Nichols, Jules Feiffer's script presents a scathing indictment of mid-twentieth-century masculinity, tracing its protagonists from the idealism of their college years through the disillusionment of middle age. The tone is caustic and unflinching, wielding wit as a surgical instrument to dissect the myths men tell themselves about love, power, and desire. Feiffer illustrates with devastating precision how the pursuit of conquest ultimately leaves both men emotionally hollow, rendering Carnal Knowledge not merely a period piece but a timeless critique of gender, selfishness, and the human cost of emotional immaturity.
Author: Jules Feiffer
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Jonathan Cape
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A sharp and darkly comic work of American satire, Carnal Knowledge chronicles the lives of two college roommates — Jonathan and Sandy — as they navigate decades of romantic and sexual relationships with women, exposing the ways in which male ego, insecurity, and cultural conditioning warp their capacity for genuine intimacy. Originally conceived as a screenplay before its celebrated 1971 film adaptation directed by Mike Nichols, Jules Feiffer's script presents a scathing indictment of mid-twentieth-century masculinity, tracing its protagonists from the idealism of their college years through the disillusionment of middle age. The tone is caustic and unflinching, wielding wit as a surgical instrument to dissect the myths men tell themselves about love, power, and desire. Feiffer illustrates with devastating precision how the pursuit of conquest ultimately leaves both men emotionally hollow, rendering Carnal Knowledge not merely a period piece but a timeless critique of gender, selfishness, and the human cost of emotional immaturity.