Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style
Paul Rudnick
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
"A case study in elegant, honest tragicomedy...by the genuinely hilarious Paul Rudnick" (Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author) that follows the decades-long, rule-breaking romance between the son of one of America's wealthiest families and a middle-class aspiring author. Devastatingly handsome and insanely rich, Farrell Covington is capable of anything and impossible to resist. He's a clear-eyed romantic, an aesthete but not a snob, self-indulgent yet wildly generous. As the son of one of the country's most powerful and deeply conservative families, the world could be his. But when he falls for Nate Reminger, an aspiring writer from a nice Jewish family in Piscataway, New Jersey, the results are passionate and catastrophic. Together, the two embark on a unique romance that spans half a century. They are inseparable--except for the many years when they are apart. Moving from the ivy-covered bastion of Yale to New York City, Los Angeles, and eventually all over the world, Farrell and Nate experience the tremendous upheaval and social change of the last fifty years. From the freedom of gay life in 1970s Manhattan to the Hollywood closet, the AIDS epidemic, and the profound strides of the LGBTQ+ movement, this witty and moving novel shows how the world changes around us while we're busy doing other things. Written with "engaging wit, side-eyed perceptiveness, and barbed elan" (Michael Chabon), this modern classic proves that style has its limits, love does not.
Product Details
Price
$28.99
$26.96
Publisher
Atria Books
Publish Date
June 06, 2023
Pages
368
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.1 X 1.3 inches | 1.14 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781668004678
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About the Author
Paul Rudnick's most recent novel is the acclaimed Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. His plays have been produced on and off Broadway and include Jeffrey, I Hate Hamlet, Regrets Only, and The New Century. He is the author of eight books, and he's a frequent contributor to The New Yorker; his writing has also appeared in Vogue, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and more. His screenplays include Addams Family Values, Coastal Elites, In & Out, Sister Act, and the film adaptation of Jeffrey. Find out more at PaulRudnick.com and follow him on X at PaulRudnickNY.
Reviews
"This is precisely the novel I've been dying for this year, a case study in elegant, honest tragicomedy. And it's also by the genuinely hilarious Paul Rudnick, so you know at least every other sentence is going to lay you out on your side, gasping for air, or at least another martini." --Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author of Our Country Friends
"I loved Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. Just ate up every word; it will make a Rudnick fan out of every reader. No funnier, wiser or more charming book will come out this year, I guarantee. So what are you waiting for? Get it!" --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less and Less Is Lost
"If you believe that there should be more pleasure, more style (high and low) and more genuine wit in this world, then read Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. If you don't, I am sorry for you and if anyone cares for you, even a little, they will run out and get you this joyful and snarky, life-affirming, love-celebrating novel." --Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of In Love
"Rudnick writes with such engaging wit, side-eyed perceptiveness, and barbed elan, with such irrepressible life, that before you quite notice the shadings of loss, mortality and poignant retrospection in his new novel, they have already touched you with their power." --Michael Chabon
"Dazzling and funny...[Rudnick] proves himself to be in top form, and each page is loaded with quippy dialogue and winning character work. This is a roaring good time." --Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
"A gay love story for the ages from one of the great comic voices of his generation...Is it a spoiler to say there are no limits? At least not to Rudnick's ability to brilliantly elegize and entertain." --Kirkus (starred review)
"Readers rejoice! In Rudnick's exuberant novel, style is unlimited." --Booklist (starred review)
"Tugs at the heart...Rudnick delivers [a] multiple-laughs-per-paragraph pace." --The New York Times
"A hot contender for best banter in a beach read...Prepare to be delighted."--The Washington Post
"Rudnick has long been one of New York's most puckish wits, but now he shows how wisdom can back it up." --Airmail
"I loved Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. Just ate up every word; it will make a Rudnick fan out of every reader. No funnier, wiser or more charming book will come out this year, I guarantee. So what are you waiting for? Get it!" --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less and Less Is Lost
"If you believe that there should be more pleasure, more style (high and low) and more genuine wit in this world, then read Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. If you don't, I am sorry for you and if anyone cares for you, even a little, they will run out and get you this joyful and snarky, life-affirming, love-celebrating novel." --Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of In Love
"Rudnick writes with such engaging wit, side-eyed perceptiveness, and barbed elan, with such irrepressible life, that before you quite notice the shadings of loss, mortality and poignant retrospection in his new novel, they have already touched you with their power." --Michael Chabon
"Dazzling and funny...[Rudnick] proves himself to be in top form, and each page is loaded with quippy dialogue and winning character work. This is a roaring good time." --Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
"A gay love story for the ages from one of the great comic voices of his generation...Is it a spoiler to say there are no limits? At least not to Rudnick's ability to brilliantly elegize and entertain." --Kirkus (starred review)
"Readers rejoice! In Rudnick's exuberant novel, style is unlimited." --Booklist (starred review)
"Tugs at the heart...Rudnick delivers [a] multiple-laughs-per-paragraph pace." --The New York Times
"A hot contender for best banter in a beach read...Prepare to be delighted."--The Washington Post
"Rudnick has long been one of New York's most puckish wits, but now he shows how wisdom can back it up." --Airmail
