PURDY, James Cabot Wright Begins London: Secker & Warburg, 1964. Price: $65.00 Softcover. Uncorrected proof of the British edition. Very good in printed orange wrappers. Item #110062 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image James Purdy birth name: James Otis Purdy born: 7/17/1923 died: 3/13/2009 View Reference Info Biography American novelist and short-story writer whose works present a vision of human alienation, indifference, and cruelty. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore