Boswell: A Modern Comedy

Boswell: A Modern Comedy - Paperback

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Boswell: A Modern Comedy - Paperback

Boswell: A Modern Comedy - Paperback

by Stanley Elkin , Elkin Stanley
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by Stanley Elkin (Author), Chirs Lehmann (Introduction by), Elkin Stanley (Author)

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--strong man, 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 novel 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 a pride of them. Can he cheat his way out of mortality?

Number of Pages: 387
Dimensions: 1 x 7.8 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 1999
ISBN9781564781741
Author Stanley Elkin , Elkin Stanley
PublisherDalkey Archive Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 1999
LanguageENG- English
Pages387
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Stanley Elkin (1930-1995) was an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and essays. Born in the Bronx, Elkin received his BA and PhD from the University of Illinois and in 1960 became a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis where he taught until his death. His critically acclaimed works include the National Book Critics Circle Award-winners George Mills (1982) and Mrs. Ted Bliss (1995), as well as the National Book Award finalists The Dick Gibson Show (1972), Searches and Seizures (1974), and The MacGuffin (1991). His book of novellas, Van Gogh's Room at Arles, was a finalist for the PEN Faulkner Award.

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