All the Sad Young Literary Men

A charming yet scathing portrait of young adulthood at the\nopening of the twenty-first century, All the Sad Young Literary Men\ncharts the lives of Sam, Mark, and Keith, as they overthink their\ncollege years, underthink their love lives, and struggle through\nthe encouragement of the women who love and despise them to find a\nsemblance of maturity, responsibility, and even literary fame.

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Heartbroken in his university town, Mark tries to focus his\nattention on his graduate work concerning Russian revolt, only to\nbe lured again and again to the free pornography on the library\ncomputers. Sam binds himself to the task of crafting “the first\ngreat Zionist epic” even though he speaks no Hebrew, has never\nvisited Israel, and is not a practicing Jew. Keith, thwarted by\ninherited notions of greatness and memories of his broken family,\nfinds solace in the arms of the selfless woman who most reminds him\nof his past.

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At every turn, at each character’s misstep, All the Sad Young\nLiterary Men radiates with comedic warmth and biting honesty and\nsignals the arrival of a brave and trenchant new writer.

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Cruelty and affection and erudition and innocence are so\nperfectly balanced in these stories, they almost make me wish I\nwere young again Jonathan Franzen

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Intriguing and well-crafted…approaches greatness…his prose\nis cleanly wrought and carefully composed, smooth, funny and\npoignant Literary Review

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Marks a welcome entry into the American novel Independent

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