The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman Off the record, who is it?He hesitates. I dont see why you need to know.But he does see, of course.Its my son.Their chuckles are audible over the speakerphone. Are you serious?Lloyd Burko is having troubles with his sources, with his technology at the paper, and with his family. The Imperfectionists is a novel about the peculiar people who write and read an international newspaper based in Rome: from the obituary reporter who will do anything to avoid work, to the dog-obsessed publisher who seems less interested in his struggling newspaper than in his magnificent basset hound, Schopenhauer. While the news of the day rushes past, the true front-page stories for all of them are the blunders and triumphs of their own lives.Tom Rachmans debut novel is beautifully written, intelligent, and makes us care about people who are both flawed and immensely engaging—about their lives, their families, and about the larger family that is their newspaper.The Imperfectionists touches on the fall of newspapers and the rise of technology but, above all, it is a wise and moving novel about unusual, endearing characters. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Tom Rachman was born in 1974 in London, and grew up in Vancouver. He has worked as an editor at the foreign desk of The Associated Press in New York, as an AP correspondent in Rome and as an editor at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. Rachman now lives in London. The Imperfectionists was longlisted for the The Giller Prize, and Rachmans second novel, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, will be published by Text in June 2014. tomrachman.com Review The Imperfectionists joins that short list of fine novels about journalism, which includes Evelyn Waughs Scoop… * Age *Rachman paints the characters small dramas and private disappointments with humanity and humour. * New Yorker *So good I had to read it twice simply to figure out how he pulled it off...The novel is alternately hilarious and heart-wrenching. * New York Times Book Review *The Imperfectionists is a precise playful fiction, with a deep but lightly worn intelligence. * Times Literary Supplement *The Imperfectionists is a winning mixture of warmth, wit, poignancy, quiet insight and powerful melodrama. * Courier-Mail *The Imperfectionists will strongly satisfy…a magnificent tribute to the fall of newspapers. * Vogue *A clever critique of the newspaper industry, and a fascinating character study into damaged people. * Marie Claire *[A] zinger of a debut…Chapters read like exquisite short stories, turning out the intersecting lives of the men and women who produce the paper…there are more than enough sublime moments, unexpected turns and sheer inky wretchedness to warrant putting this on the shelf next to other great newspaper novels. (starred review) * Publishers Weekly * Promotional * Advertisements in literary and current affairs publications such as ABR, Griffith Review and the Monthly, and on their associated websites Prizes Long-listed for Giller Prize 2010 Long-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2011 Review Quote The Imperfectionists joins that short list of fine novels about journalism, which includes Evelyn Waughs Scoop ... Description for Sales People A delightful novel in linked stories about the peculiar people who write and read an international newspaper based in Rome. Rachmans compelling debut touches on the fall of newspapers and the rise of technology through the eyes of eleven unusual, endearing characters. Tom Rachman has worked for most of his professional life in journalism. The depiction of journalism in his novel offers an inside view of how stories are written and who the writers really are. An exciting debut from an extraordinary new talent whose follow-up novel, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers , will be released in June 2014. Author toured Australia and New Zealand in 2010 and won many fans Details ISBN1921656883 Author Tom Rachman ISBN-10 1921656883 ISBN-13 9781921656880 Format Paperback Imprint The Text Publishing Company Place of Publication Melbourne Country of Publication Australia DEWEY 813.60 Pages 288 Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-04-23 Publisher Text Publishing Language English Alternative 9781922148629 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-04-22 AU Release Date 2014-04-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:35815337;

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