About the Author Paperback - 2002
by John Colapinto
Despite a severe case of writer's block, Manhattan bookstore stockboy Cal Cunningham dreams of writing a successful novel. When his roommate is killed in an accident, Cal finds a hidden manuscript in their apartment. Suddenly, Cal is the author of a page-turning autobiography and propels up the bestseller list. He's realizing his most outlandish fantasies--until he discovers someone knows his secret.
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For reasons that will become obvious, I find it difficult to write about Stewart.
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Just how did Cal Cunningham -- a twenty-five-year-old bookstore stockboy who is new to Manhattan and who has never written anything -- publish a bestselling novel that sells to the movies for a million dollars?
A mysterious roommate, a timely bike accident, and the rapacious literary agent Blackie Yaeger all play a role in Cal's success.Deception, blackmail, and murder all play a role in his desperate bid to hold on to it.And About the Author is his first-person account of how he performed this remarkable feat.Details
- Title About the Author
- Author John Colapinto
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-07-23
- ISBN 9780060932176 / 0060932171
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.38 x 0.69 in (20.27 x 13.67 x 1.75 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Murderers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00054128
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booksense '76 Sep/Oct 2002, 09/01/2002, Page 1
- New York Times, 09/15/2002, Page 28
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