Portrait of an Artist, As an Old Man

by Joseph Heller

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Simon & Schuster, 2000-06-12. Very Good. READING COPY: this means the book could have some slight flaws and should not be considered in perfect condition, however care is taken to describe it's general condition (i.e. as new, very good, good, or acceptable). Good DJ. Very Good.

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Heller's posthumous novel, completed shortly before his death in 1999, is about an elderly man whose first novel made him rich and famous. Now forced to deal with age and infirmity, he casts about for a subject for what he knows will be his last book. He ponders writing about his wife's sexual history, updating TOM SAWYER or Kafka's METAMORPHOSIS, and composing riffs on various Greek myths and Bible stories. In the end, the book is a rich, irreverent, bawdy satirical stew that sheds light on Heller's creative process and on the coming of age in his own life.