Famous Writers I Have Known

by James Magnuson

Book Overview

In this brilliant mix of literary satire and crime caper, Frankie Abandonato, a small-time con man on the run, finds refuge by posing as V. S. Mohle--a famously reclusive writer--and teaching in a prestigious writing program somewhere in Texas. Streetwise and semiliterate, Frankie finds that being treated as a genius agrees with him.

The program has been funded by Rex Schoeninger, the world's richest novelist, who is dying. Buzzards are circling,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393350819
• ISBN13: 9780393350814
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"