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A wittily ironic look at the academic world concerns the fortunes of Rimrose, a disaster-prone yet brilliant would-be author, and his enemy, the lamentable voyeur Kakapick, who always beats Rimrose in the bureaucratic rat race of The University. National ad/promo.
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"A wonderful story. . . . quality fiction with staying power."--"Library Journal"
"Absorbing . . . a true rarity . . . passages rich with author Harris's love and understanding of his craft. . . . Rimrose's struggles to forge art from life fascinate."--"Publishers Weekly"
"A plot that carries no spare parts and a 'gentle reader' style of address combine with Dickensian characters to give the feel of a classic. . . . A wry, self-referential story that exalts the writer, trounces the critic, and avows that both are liars. Sic semper Mark Harris."--"Kirkus Reviews"
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Rimrose was well-read, smart, and strong. As editor of the campus 'Sentinel, ' he was perfectly placed to observe how a university worked, and ideally inclined to expose its ethical weaknesses. Rimrose-Tale Maker of the title-turns from journalism to fiction-writing, kept alive by his wife's practical and ingenious devotion to selling his stories, even those he has tossed in the trash. As he grows older and begets children, he worries about income and faces stultifying choices: managing his father's small-town newspaper or playing politics in university service.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A wittily ironic look at the academic world concerns the fortunes of Rimrose, a disaster-prone yet brilliant would-be author, and his enemy, the lamentable voyeur Kakapick, who always beats Rimrose in the bureaucratic rat race of The University. National ad/promo. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123570114
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The Tale Maker: A Novel
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Hardcover. 1st Edition. NY, Donald I. Fine Inc., (c. 1994), 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first printing. Pages 215,octavo, hardcover, first printing. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition, F/F. Publicity material laid in. A novel by the author of"Speed" and "Bang the Drum Slowly." 111502A ISBN: 1-55611-397-8. Seller Inventory # 9339
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition/first printing in unread Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with some bumping to top corners and spine; Harris's new novel tells the story of two brothers whose lives are turned upside down when their father, a renowned storyteller, dies. Forced to abandon their childhood home and their cherished stories, the brothers embark on an epic journey across the American heartland in search of their father's tales. Along the way they encounter the ghosts of their father's past, meet strange characters, and risk everything to keep the stories alive.The Tale Maker is a story of family, friendship, and the power of stories.; 8vo; FSA. Seller Inventory # 20152
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