num_pages: 718
description: Hailed as the American heir to James Joyce, Gaddis has secured his position among the foremost contemporary writers with novels such as Carpenter's Gothic and the National Book Award-winning JR. Now he adds even more luster to his reputation with a mercilessly funny, devastatingly accurate tale of lives caught up in the toils of the law.
title: Letzte Instanz.
titlecomplete: Letzte Instanz.
characters: Harry Lutz, Oscar Crease, Harold Basie
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Classics, Literary Fiction, Collections, Novels, Law, Fiction, The United States Of America
ratings_count: 1617
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Rowohlt Tb.