abstract:A Special Providence is a novel by American writer Richard Yates. First published in 1969, Yates' third book concerns the dual exploits of an awkward infantry soldier in World War II and his mother, a deluded sculptor living in New York City.
Thesameidea was expressed, albeitless nobly, in Otto von Bismarck's alleged quip that "God has a special providenceforfools, drunks, andthe United States."