PURDY, James Narrow Rooms New York: Arbor House, (1978). Price: $75.00 Hardcover. First edition. Fine in a near fine mildly age-toned glossy dustwrapper. Advance Review copy with the publisher's prospectus laid in. Item #275978 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