About the Author, (Paperback)
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| Management number | 238725309 | Release Date | 2026/07/11 | List Price | $5.12 | Model Number | 238725309 | ||
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<p>From the author of the New York Times bestseller As Nature Made Him comes a &#8220clever and entertaining first novel.&#8221--Elle</p> <p>Despite a severe case of writer's block, Cal Cunningham dreams of writing a novel that will permit him to escape from his life as a penniless stockboy in dirty and dangerous upper Manhattan bookstore. However, when his roommate is suddenly killed in a bicycle accident, Cal is suddenly the author of a page-turning autobiography. Propelled to the top of the bestseller lists with million-dollar movie deals, Cal finds that he has realized his most outlandish fantasies of literary success. That is, until he discovers that someone knows his secret. </p><p> A searingly funny psychological thriller, About the Author delves into the excesses of the publishing world and shows that sometimes the difference between reality and imagination can be fatal.</p><p></p>
- About the Author, (Paperback)
- Author: Harper Perennial
- ISBN: 9780060932176
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2002-07-23
- Page Count: 272
| Book format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Fiction/nonfiction | Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | August, 2002 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Reading level | General |
| Subgenre | Psychological |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Original languages | English |
| Translator | Natalie Danford |
| Language | English |
| Awards won | Pulitzer Prize |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Cal Cunningham |
| Illustrator | Nicolette Caven |
| Binding type | Perfect Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.38 x 0.69 x 7.98 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.54 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Fiction |
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