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[has] formidable talents. It will be worth watching what he does when he leaves the neighborhood.\"--John Williams, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[A] cult classic.\" --\u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An astute, lively, and heartfelt debut story collection by an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marine Park--in the far reaches of Brooklyn, train-less and tourist-free--finds its literary chronicler in Mark Chiusano. Chiusano's dazzling stories delve into family, boyhood, sports, drugs, love, and all the weird quirks of growing up in a tight-knit community on the edge of the city. 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America is used to larger-than-life politicians, from Telfon Don to AOC and from Dark Brandon to MTG. The political arena has been injected with an unmistakable edge of celebrity flair and tabloid intrigue. Yet in 2022, a new player on the national scene outshone them all. George Anthony Devolder Santos, and his revolving door of pseudonyms, shed glaring new light on how far we’d let our politics slide as his claimed resume was shred to bits in the wake of a longshot run to office from New York’s 3rd Congressional District.    From Wall Street gigs to an amateur volleyball career, from embellished claims of Jewish heritage to a fabricated 9\/11 story involving his mother’s death, Santos’s legend continued to grow as his web of lies evaporated in real time. And the only thing wilder than this charlatan embedding himself in the warm, consequence-evading arms of our nation’s capital was the Queens con artist’s refusal to bow his head in shame.   Newsday alum and PEN\/Hemingway honoree Mark Chiusano tells the full (well, as full as can be given the subject) story of Santos here for the first time. From humble years spent in Brazil and glamorous nights on the west side of Manhattan, to the stunning small-time scams employed to ease his slippery climb up the American society ladder, The Fabulist tells a story you’ll have to read for yourself to believe…and even then, it’s George Santos, so who’s to say for sure.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50457557631249,"sku":"NGR9781668043684","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51045543248145,"sku":"NIN9781668043684","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51326336893201,"sku":"CIN1668043688VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1668043688.jpg?v=1751152264"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-mark-chiusano.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}