The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards
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The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
Winner of the Sherwood Anderson Foundation Fiction AwardHonorable Mention for the PEN/Hemingway Award F. Scott Fitzgerald meets Wes Anderson (The Village Voice) in this inventive and witty debut about a young man's quest to become a writer and the misadventures in life and love that take him around the globe--from the author of Why We Came to the City As early as he can remember, the narrator of this remarkable novel has wanted to become a writer. From the jazz clubs of Manhattan to the villages of Sri Lanka, Kristopher Jansma's hopelessly unreliable--yet hopelessly earnest--narrator will be haunted by the success of his greatest friend and literary rival, the brilliant Julian McGann, and endlessly enamored with Evelyn, the green-eyed girl who got away. A profound exploration of the nature of truth and storytelling, this delightful picaresque tale heralds Jansma as a bold, new American voice.
Kristopher Jansma is a lecturer at Manhattanville College and SUNY Purchase and writes a monthly column for Electric Literature s blog The Outlet. He was selected as a finalist for BOMB Magazine s 2011 fiction contest, and his work has appeared in the Blue Mesa Review. He lives with his wife in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670026005 |
| ISBN 10 | 067002600X |
| Title | The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards |
| Author | Kristopher Jansma |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2013-03-21 |
| Number of pages | 254 |
| Prizes | Winner of ALA Notable Books (Fiction) 2014, Commended for Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (First Fiction) 2014 |
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