The finished man /
"Sean Murphy returns with a tale that introduces an utterly captivating hero: struggling writer Frank Matthews. Newly arrived in L.A., Frank is toiling in obscurity when he bumps into an old classmate on the Malomar pier. Max Peterson is arrogant, blustering - a remarkably untalented writer who...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Delta Trade Paperbacks,
2004
New York : c2004 |
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Summary: | "Sean Murphy returns with a tale that introduces an utterly captivating hero: struggling writer Frank Matthews. Newly arrived in L.A., Frank is toiling in obscurity when he bumps into an old classmate on the Malomar pier. Max Peterson is arrogant, blustering - a remarkably untalented writer whose latest pulp fiction effort, City of Breasts, has Hollywood calling. And besides six-figure advances, Max has something else Frank desperately wants: his exquisite wife, Magee." "Burning with envy. Frank agrees to take up residence in Max's garage apartment, and as he's swept into Max and Magee's world of nouveau wealth and near-celebrity, something extraordinary happens...with Max conveniently out of town, Frank can't help prying into his old friend's journals and diaries. And what happens next will reveal the astonishing secret to Max's newfound talent...and the truth about the great American novel that could be the biggest illusion of all."--BOOK JACKET |
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Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
Physical Description: | 243 p. ; 21 cm 243 pages ; 21 cm |
ISBN: | 0553382446 (pbk. alk. paper) 0553382446 |