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- Publisher: Grove Press
- Number of Pages: 224
- ISBN: 0802170609
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113118676
- Release Date: July 8, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #34042 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #3961 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #130 in Fantasy - Contemporary (See Top 100 Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "How I Became a Famous Novelist" by Steve Hely to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "How I Became a Famous Novelist"Browse more products related to "Steve Hely"Review"Hely...has put together a book that so perfectly and hilariously skewers the publishing industry, it's amazing that he could find anyone to print it. It's time to prove we're smarter than the book business thinks we are and make his novel as big a hit as the DA VINCI CODE." "To author Steve Hely, nothing is sacred and all is skewered: critics, Hollywood, MFA programs, students, literary journals, panels, conferences and resulting hook-ups. The cynicism is delicious, the humor never broad, with just enough modesty and conscience seeping into the story to make our con artist lovable....I may have read a funnier book in the last 20 years, but at this moment I'm hard-pressed to name it." "Steve Hely needed to know how to write very well in order to write as miserably as he does in HOW I BECAME A FAMOUS NOVELIST....[He] has deftly clobbered the popular-book business....His complaints about such books are very funny. They'd be even funnier if they weren't true." Publisher's notePete Tarslaw has a very specific dream of fame and when he achieves it by writing a bestseller, he tears across the American landscape, finally realizing that fame comes with a cost, in a horrifying, hilarious tale about celebrity culture and literary notoriety. Original. AnnotationMotivated by a desire to humble his ex-girlfriend at her upcoming wedding, a deadbeat name Pete Tarslaw sets out to write the great American novel, a distinction which in his mind is dictated purely by revenue, rather than critical reviews. Tarslaw researches the top-selling books of the day and compiles a simple formula for creating a literary hit, ranging from abstract ideas like "Do not waste energy striving for quality," to specific tips such as "Always include a murder" and "When in doubt, describe a delicious meal." The result of his endeavor is "The Tornado Ashes Club," which incorporates all of the essential components of a bestseller into one outrageous adventure. As predicted, the book transforms Tarslaw into an overnight sensation, but when he reveals the dirty secret behind its creation, the backlash from publishers and his fellow authors threatens to obliterate his newfound success. In his first (and possibly his last) novel, Steve Hely hilariously skewers the book industry, as readers are sure to recognize many of today's top titles and writers among the parodied subjects. Narrated by an unlikely literary legend, this work moves from the post-college slums of Boston to the fear-drenched halls of Manhattan's publishing houses and tells the horrifying, hilarious tale of how one man's self-described pile of garbage novel becomes the most talked about book in America. If You Enjoy "How I Became a Famous Novelist (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "How I Became a Famous Novelist (Paperback)" by Steve Hely (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers
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