Boswell A Modern Comedy |
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Author:
| Elkin, Stanley |
Read by:
| Murray, Michael Butler |
ISBN: | 978-1-5318-0190-8 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
Publisher: | Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
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Imprint: | Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio |
Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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Boswell is Stanley Elkin's first and funniest novel: the comic odyssey of a twentieth-century groupie who collects celebrities as his insurance policy against death. James Boswell - a strong man and professional wrestler (his most heroic match is with the Angel of Death) - is a con man, a gate crasher, and a moocher of epic talent. He is also the "hero of one of the most original novels in years" (Oakland Tribune) - a man on the make for all the great men of his time -...
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Boswell is Stanley Elkin's first and funniest novel: the comic odyssey of a twentieth-century groupie who collects celebrities as his insurance policy against death. James Boswell - a strong man and professional wrestler (his most heroic match is with the Angel of Death) - is a con man, a gate crasher, and a moocher of epic talent. He is also the "hero of one of the most original novels in years" (Oakland Tribune) - a man on the make for all the great men of his time - his logic being that if you can't be a lion, know the pride of them. Can he cheat his way out of mortality?