num_pages: 780
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Royal Family
titlecomplete: The Royal Family
genres: Literature, American, Crime, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Fiction, The United States Of America, Contemporary, Mystery
ratings_count: 724
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Silver)
publisher: Penguin Books