I Killed Hemingway
New York Times Notable Book of the Year
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From Truevoice, the Blog
Nov 15, 2007
Do you want to write fiction that inspires a reader's emotional investment (the only fiction worth going to the trouble for, in my opinion)? This is how you start.
Your REAL first draft is your rough draft, and it should be just that--really rough. Its reason-for-being is only to run your material around the track a few times.
It's your story's initiation: welcome to the real world!
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"Funny,
enthralling, and uncommonly clever." "Henderson's
demented comic, ribald foray into fiction and fact may alter forever the way
we perceive the delicate art of biography." "A hugely
entertaining novel of what-ifs." "Complex,
amusing and palpably symbolic." "A genuine
rarity: a work of serious fiction that can entertain... This masterful novel
is strongly recommended." "A raucous
tale of literary fear and loathing." "Henderson
takes us on a strange, comical, and mysterious ride through the center of
make-believe... A grand farce." "A provocative,
often hilarious look at celebrity and obsession, truth and myth... The climax
is simultaneously pulse-pounding and comic, the perfect finish for this witty,
inventive book." "At once
side-splitting and insightful...Displays an impressive firepowerof talent.
It offers entertainment, intelligence, and an emotional aim that is sharp
and true." "A feast
of moveable freaks, with the still-beating heart of Hemingway's legend as
its main course." "Funny
as it can be, I Killed Hemingway is really about the terror of wasting your
life, cutting deals with devils and discovering that make-believe is still
the most authentic thing there is." "This
believable and fantastic literary thriller--about myth, lost reputations,
celebrityhood, TV craziness, and pop psychology (not to speak of Papa, Ezra,
and Gertrude)--will hold you until the last gripping and very human page." |
