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The Autograph Man
The Autograph Man
Author: Zadie Smith
We live in a world of signs. — But not everybody has to trade in them.... — Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. A small blip in a huge worldwide network of desire, 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 Al...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375501869
ISBN-10: 037550186X
Publication Date: 10/2002
Pages: 368
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3.6 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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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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