The newspaper was founded in Rome in the 1950s, a product of passion and a multi-millionaire's fancy. Over fifty years, its eccentricities earned a place in readers' hearts around the globe. But now, circulation is down, the paper lacks a website, and the future looks bleak. Still, those involved in the publication seem to barely notice. The obituary writer is too busy avoiding work. The editor-in-chief is pondering sleeping with an old flame. The obsessive reader is intent on finishing every old edition, leaving her ...
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The newspaper was founded in Rome in the 1950s, a product of passion and a multi-millionaire's fancy. Over fifty years, its eccentricities earned a place in readers' hearts around the globe. But now, circulation is down, the paper lacks a website, and the future looks bleak. Still, those involved in the publication seem to barely notice. The obituary writer is too busy avoiding work. The editor-in-chief is pondering sleeping with an old flame. The obsessive reader is intent on finishing every old edition, leaving her trapped in the past. And the dog-crazy publisher seems less interested in his struggling newspaper than in his magnificent basset hound, Schopenhauer. The Imperfectionists interweaves the stories of eleven unusual and endearing characters who depend on the paper. Often at odds, they are united when the focus of their lives begins to fall apart. Funny and moving, the novel is about endings - the end of life, the end of sexual desire, the end of the era of newspapers - and about what might rise afterward.
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None. Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. An excellent copy of this work of modern fiction by Tom Rachman. First edition, first impression with complete numberline. In the original pictorial dustwrapper. The Imperfectionists interweaves the stories of eleven unusual and endearing characters who depend on a newspaper, founded in Rome in the 1950s and who are united when the focus of their lives begins to fall apart. In the original black cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dustwrapper very smart with slight loss to head of spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A very smart first edition, first impression of the debut novel from English-Canadian author Tom Rachman. First edition, first impression. The author's debut novel. The interwoven stories of eleven unusual and endearing characters who depend on the newspaper, founded in Rome in the 1950s, who are united when the focus of their lives begins to fall apart. Written by Tom Rachman, an English-Canadian author. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A fine, first edition and proof copy of Tom Rachman's debut novel. Being a first edition in book form, with the unclipped dustwrapper. Together with a proof copy of this work. Â Both volumes are in a fine condition. Â 'The Imperfectionists' interweaves the stories of eleven unusual and endearing characters who depend on the newspaper, founded in Rome in the 1950s, who are united when the focus of their lives begins to fall apart. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. With the proof in original printed wraps. Externally, both volumes are in an excellent condition. The dustwrapper is also in an excellent condition. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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This is a great book on many levels. The framework story of an international newspaper and the people who are a part of it is really well done. The characters are incredibly well developed, and the intersection of many lives makes for a great story.
I read the book because of my background as a career newspaper person, and could really relate to those parts of the book, but the depth of character development added much more. This is a great read, and one which I have recommended to my friends.
