374 pages
English language
Published June 3, 1992 by Knopf, Distributed by Random House.
The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published it was accepted as part of the general reaction against Victorianism.
One of the great novels. Picked it up because Williams Gaddis said it was among his favorites. Could have been written yesterday. Hilarious and so very insightful about art and life.
