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Exley, best known for his 1968 cult classic, A Fan's Notes, was indeed a misfit. He managed to sponge off his family and friends successfully throughout his life, believing it was beneath him to earn a living by conventional means. Yardley, the book critic for the Washington Post, demonstrates that Exley's great interest in life was himself and that the three novels he wrote were all strongly autobiographical. Despite his self-absorbed existence, liberally drenched in alcohol, Exley managed to win the support of those closest to him and produce a work of enduring popularity. In this exceptionally written work, Yardley treats Exley's life with candor yet without excuses. Those who have enjoyed A Fan's Notes will find this biography essential reading. Recommended for all libraries.?Ronald Ratliff, Chapman H.S. Lib., Kan.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Entertainment Weekly
Frederick Exley's novel/memoir A Fan's Notes was one of the seminal books of the '60s, as trenchant and funny on the theme of celebrity worship as any book ever written. By telling Exley's story, book critic Yardley hopes to excavate great truths about "what it means to be a writer in America."
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Exley, best known for his 1968 cult classic, A Fan's Notes, was indeed a misfit. He managed to sponge off his family and friends successfully throughout his life, believing it was beneath him to earn a living by conventional means. Yardley, the book critic for the Washington Post, demonstrates that Exley's great interest in life was himself and that the three novels he wrote were all strongly autobiographical. Despite his self-absorbed existence, liberally drenched in alcohol, Exley managed to win the support of those closest to him and produce a work of enduring popularity. In this exceptionally written work, Yardley treats Exley's life with candor yet without excuses. Those who have enjoyed A Fan's Notes will find this biography essential reading. Recommended for all libraries.?Ronald Ratliff, Chapman H.S. Lib., Kan.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Entertainment Weekly
Frederick Exley's novel/memoir A Fan's Notes was one of the seminal books of the '60s, as trenchant and funny on the theme of celebrity worship as any book ever written. By telling Exley's story, book critic Yardley hopes to excavate great truths about "what it means to be a writer in America."
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