Being There
Publisher: Bantam
Published: April 1, 1985
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780553253122
Subjects: General; Non-Classifiable; Fiction; Fiction - General
First sentence: It was Sunday. Chance was in the garden.
Description: The story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly "a man without qualities," Chance's straightforward responses to popular concerns are heralded as visionary. But though everyone is quoting him, no one is sure what he's really saying. And filling in the blanks in his background proves impossible. Being There is a brilliantly satiric look at the unreality of American media culture that is, if anything, more trenchant now than ever.