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This title in other editionseBook editionsAbout the Authorby John Colapinto
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: Cal Cunninghman has always fantasized about being a novelist. But at twenty-five, he's far from realizing his dream. Newly arrived in Manhattan, he toils as a bookstore stockboy, lives in a dire neighborhood, and never seems to write anything. How curious, then, that Cal should shortly publish a rollicking autobiographical novel that shoots to the top of bestseller lists and sells to the movies for a million dollars. About the Author is Cal's first-person account of how he achieved this remarkable feat. A mysterious roommate, a timely bike accident, and the rapacious literary agent Blackie Yaeger all play a role in Cal's success. Deception, blackmail and murder all play a role in Cal's desperate bid to hold onto that success. Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith's gripping "Ripley" novels, About the Author is a wickedly funny psychological thriller that not only casts a knowing eye on the excesses of the current Manhattan publishing world, but touches on deeper themes of literary envy, identity, guilt, and the fatal difference between reality and imagination. Review:"Cal's surplus of manic rationalizations overwhelm some taut, well-realized suspenseful moments, and Colapinto's feel-good though immensely implausible ending will sweetly satisfy, but not without leaving a bitter aftertaste of injustice....[A] fine first effort from an emerging voice in fiction." Publishers Weekly Review:"Colapinto gets almost everything right in this psychological thriller that is, by turns, witty, sly, harrowing, and above all, true to life....The brillant ending, just right for our times, makes a neat final piece to the puzzle." Ilene Cooper, Booklist Review:"A thriller worthy of Hitchcock at his best. I wasn't able to put it down. Splendid suspense." Stephen King About the AuthorJohn Colapinto's articles have appeared in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Us, and Rolling Stone. As Nature Made Him is based on a landmark article published in Rolling Stone,that won the National Magazine Award. John Colapinto lives in New York City with his wife and son. He is at work on a novel. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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