The Work Is Innocent

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Publication Year:
2010

ISBN-13: 9781453205204

<DIV><P><B>A funny, candid look at the beginning of a promising literary career launched remarkably early</B></P><DIV><DIV>Being a teenage literary prodigy is hard. Richard Goodman may have a book contract at seventeen, but his parents don&rsquo;t respect his opinions, he can&rsquo;t lose his virginity, and his ego inflates and deflates with every breath. Even when Richard receives the attention he craves, he finds that fame and fortune can&rsquo;t deliver him from his own flaws.</DIV></DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV><I>The Work Is Innocent</I> is Yglesias&rsquo;s fictional take on his own freakishly precocious literary coming-out as a teen. Written with startlingly self-assured prose and unflinching self-awareness, this novel explores the hilarious and harrowing complications of youthful success.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>This ebook features a new illustrated biography of Rafael Yglesias, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.</DIV></DIV>