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The Arriviste
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ISBN13: 9781571310842
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: Jun 7 2011
Pages: 328
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.79 Width: 5.57 Depth: 8.52
Language: English
Awards: L.A. Times Book Prize
A wealthy man's bitter decline takes a sinister turn in this slow-burn noir of love, greed, and deceit in 1970s New York (Washington Post Book World).
Neil Fox has made a fortune off the head we win / tails you lose venture capital deals negotiated by his brother, costing him almost everything but money. His ex-wife and daughter spurn him, and he lost his young son years ago. Now he spends his days working as a lawyer at a small investment-banking firm and his nights at home with a drink.
When the affable Bud Younger moves in next door--on a parcel that Neil had sold off--Neil takes an almost instant dislike to him. Bud is nearly everything Neil is not--a gregarious, energetic striver loved by his family. When Bud asks Neil to fund a new business venture, it sets in motion events that hurtle to a startling and haunting conclusion.
Named a Booklist Top 10 First Novel of 2011, The Arriviste delves into the psyche of avarice and envy, presenting a portrait of a man both ordinary and monstrous.
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