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The Best Book in the World [electronic resource]

Author
Stjernstrom, Peter
Published
London : Hesperus Press Jan. 2014 Chicago : Independent Publishers Group [Distributor]
Physical Description
304 p. 09.500 x 06.000 in.
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Annotation Who will win the race to write the best book in the world, and to what unimaginable lengths will they go to get there first? Ahilarious tale of authorly competition.Titus Jensen is middle-aged, has a fondness for alcohol, and makes ends meet by giving public readings from obscure books at festivals across Sweden. He can't help thinking there has to be more to life for an author of his quality. Eddie X is hip, a hit with the ladies, and loves being the center of attention. A radical poet and regular on the festival circuit, he can't help thinking there has to be more to life for a talented, good-looking man like himself. One night, after a successful eventTitus reads from The Diseases of Swedish Monarchs and Eddie X waxes lyrical to the thrashing tones of metal band The Tourettesthe unlikely pair get horribly drunk together and hatch a plan toachieve worldwide recognition.The answer is to write the best book in the worlda book so amazing that it will end up on all the bestseller lists in every category imaginable: thriller, self-help, cooking, business, dietinga book that combines everything in one! But therecan only beone such book, and as the alcohol-induced haze clears both menrealize they are not willing to share the limelight. Hilariously quirky and witty,this novelwill takereaders on a meandering race to the finish line, throwing plenty of satirical punches along the way.
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9781843913955
184391395X (Trade Paper)
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Trade Hesperus Press
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