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The Novel

The Novel

Berry, Steve
Michener, James A.

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 0812986792
ISBN13: 9780812986792
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: Aug 11 2015
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
In this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone: the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder's editor fights to preserve her integrity--and her author--as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder's success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder's hometown.

Praise for The Novel

Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature.--The New York Times

A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story . . . The Novel lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers.--The Philadelphia Inquirer

Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript.--Associated Press

So absorbing you simply will not want [it] to end.--Charleston News & Courier

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