Atlas, James.

The Great Pretender.

First Edition. New York, Atheneum, 1986. 14 cm x 21 cm. 277 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

A semi-autobiographical story of a young man, Ben Janis, trying to become a poet while emmulating his idols Lionel Trilling, Henry Miller and Ernie Banks. We follow his progress from State poetry competitions to Harvard Yard to Oxford through his life filled with bad poetry, good friends, confusing love life and his Jewish family.

James Robert Atlas (March 22, 1949 – September 4, 2019) was a writer, especially of biographies, as well as a publisher.

• Keywords: 20th Century Literature · 20th Century Poetry · American Literature · Autobiography · Fiction · Poetry
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 60267AB

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