The Best of Youth
Michael Dahlie
(Author)
Description
When twenty-something Henry Lang loses his parents in a sailing accident, he's left entirely alone in the world but also with an inheritance of fifteen million bucks. He decides to head to Brooklyn to immerse himself in the place he's quite sure is the absolute heart of American youth culture to try and make it as a writer and editor at a young upstart literary magazine. He hopes to fall in love too.Unfortunately, Henry soon finds himself navigating increasingly baffling social difficulties with both women and work, eventually leading him to near ruin when he's hired to ghostwrite a young adult novel. Henry's integrity and entire fortune are on the line, and no one is sure if he can rescue either.
By turns uproarious and tragic, The Best of Youth is a brilliant comedy of manners, introducing us to a surprising modern-day hero for an age where the mean-spirited and the famous triumph all too often.
Product Details
Price
$43.95
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
January 01, 2013
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.75 X 8.52 X 0.95 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780393081855
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About the Author
Michael Dahlie is the author of The Best of Youth and A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living, winner of the 2009 PEN/Hemingway Award, and he received a Whiting Award in 2010. He is an Associate Professor in Butler University's English Department and MFA Program and he directs the Mont Blanc Writing Seminars, held every June in Chamonix, France. He lives in Indianapolis.
Reviews
[A] lovable, feel-good novel.--Sam Sacks
Seriously funny. Intensely human. Reminds us that we can be fallible--even ridiculous--and still manage to find dignity, goodness, and courage deep down inside. I loved this book.--Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook
The Best of Youth is what Jane Austen would write if she were here, now, inhabiting a brilliant, self-conscious young writer who'd just been orphaned and inherited 15 million dollars. This witty, romantic, and irresistible story is a surefire antidote to anyone's modern malaise.--Hillary Jordan, author of When She Woke
Seriously funny. Intensely human. Reminds us that we can be fallible--even ridiculous--and still manage to find dignity, goodness, and courage deep down inside. I loved this book.--Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook
The Best of Youth is what Jane Austen would write if she were here, now, inhabiting a brilliant, self-conscious young writer who'd just been orphaned and inherited 15 million dollars. This witty, romantic, and irresistible story is a surefire antidote to anyone's modern malaise.--Hillary Jordan, author of When She Woke
