THE IMPERFECTIONISTS [Signed]

Rachman, Tom

ISBN 10: 0385343663 / ISBN 13: 9780385343664

Published by The Dial Press, New York, 2010

About this Item

Octavo, 272 pages. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with white and orange lettering. Dust jacket with mild shelfwear to covers, protected in mylar covering, price uncut: "U.S.A. $25.00/Canada $29.95". Quarter bound in black paper with brown paper boards. Text block has mild age-toning to top edge. Flat signed by author on title page. Shelved in Room C Overflow. 1405488. Special Collections.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE IMPERFECTIONISTS [Signed]
• Publisher: The Dial Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385343663
• ISBN 13: 9780385343664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman’s wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English language newspaper as they struggle to keep it—and themselves—afloat.

Fifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff’s personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines. Kathleen, the imperious editor in chief, is smarting from a betrayal in her open marriage; Arthur, the lazy obituary writer, is transformed by a personal tragedy; Abby, the embattled financial officer, discovers that her job cuts and her love life are intertwined in a most unexpected way. Out in the field, a veteran Paris freelancer goes to desperate lengths for his next byline, while the new Cairo stringer is mercilessly manipulated by an outrageous war correspondent with an outsize ego. And in the shadows is the isolated young publisher who pays more attention to his prized basset hound, Schopenhauer, than to the fate of his family’s quirky newspaper.

As the era of print news gives way to the Internet age and this imperfect crew stumbles toward an uncertain future, the paper’s rich history is revealed, including the surprising truth about its founder’s intentions.

Spirited, moving, and highly original, The Imperfectionists will establish Tom Rachman as one of our most perceptive, assured literary talents.

About the Author

Tom Rachman was born in London and raised in Vancouver. A graduate of the University of Toronto and the Columbia School of Journalism, he has been a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, stationed in Rome. From 2006 to 2008, he worked as an editor at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. He lives in Rome.