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The Autograph Man
The Autograph Man
Author: Zadie Smith
Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasionally fake them?all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame. But what does Alex want? Only the return of his father, the end of religion, something for his headache, three different girls, infinite grace, and the rar...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375703874
ISBN-10: 037570387X
Publication Date: 6/17/2003
Pages: 368
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3 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
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Highly unusual story of young man's search for himself, full of showbiz trivia and Judaica. Amusing and thought-provoking. Not for the "dumb" reader. (Sorry for the snobbery, but it's true.)
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From back cover: "Deply funny, subversive and splendidly entertaining. The Autograph man is a whirlwind tour of celebrity and our fame-obsessed times. Following one Alex-Li Tandem--a twenty-something, Chinese-Jewish autograph dealer turned on by sex, drugs and organized religion--it takes in London and New York, love and death, fathers and sones, as Alex tries to discover how a piece of paper can bring him closer to his heart's desire."
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