This Guy [Paperback]

James Lewelling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2006

Fiction. "If the book is difficult to break into, it is because Lewelling relentlessly runs after everyfrustrating convolution that tempts the urban mind. Messages broadcast from the psychicareas that must, for most of us, be avoided to keep on going. Convolutions that THIS GUY needs, apparently; a life populated by theories, suspicions and obsessions instead of people. THIS GUY may dwell, at the start, in the loneliest place, but by the end he has collected--however brutally or accidentally--a collection of companions; he has gone over an edge and he is loving it"--Brooklyn Rail.

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About the Author

James Lewelling has been writing fiction since 1988. To that end, he has made a living in every menial position available in the food service industry, tended bar at the second smallest pub in London, The Swan, lost and found files for the Bank of Paris, taught Berbers the Beatles on the edge of the Sahara, taught immigrants of all stripes the present perfect in Chicago and Milwaukee, been mistaken for a computer whilst conducting phone surveys, been mistaken for an asshole whilst answering complaint letters for an insurance company, taught writing, creative writing, business writing, developmental writing, reading, Russian literature and on one occasion, algebra. Most recently, he has been trying to persuade young basketball-playing Emirati women to proofread in the United Arab Emirates. Lewelling's work has appeared in FENCE, Word Riot, The Evergreen Review, Café Irreal, The Stranger and elsewhere. He is the author of the books TORTOISE (Calamari Press, 2008) and THIS GUY (Spuyten Duyvil, 2006). He lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife, the poet, Lisa Isaacson, and their two lovely daughters, Frances and Cecily.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Spuyten Duyvil (April 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933132205
• ISBN-13: 978-1933132204
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,270,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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