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About Face : A Novel by William Giraldi (2022, Hardcover)

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Immerse yourself in the world of William Giraldi's latest novel, About Face. This humorous and satirical literary work will have you turning its 384 pages with delight. Follow the story of its protagonist and enjoy the author's unique style of writing. Published in 2022 by Liveright Publishing Corporation, this hardcover edition of About Face is an excellent addition to any book collection. With a length of 8.6 inches, a width of 5.9 inches, and a height of 1.3 inches, this 19.6-ounce novel is a perfect fit for any bookshelf. The book is listed under the Books & Magazines and Books categories on ebay.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherLiveright Publishing Corporation

ISBN-101324091355

ISBN-139781324091356

eBay Product ID (ePID)14057252227

Product Key Features

Book TitleAbout Face : a Novel

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicHumorous / Black Humor, Satire, Literary

GenreFiction

AuthorWilliam Giraldi

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight19.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-030018

ReviewsFame is both empty and destructive in About Face, the razor-sharp literary thriller by William Giraldi (American Audacity; Hold the Dark)... The labyrinthine bureaucracy of assistants and the absurdity of life as part of a celebrity entourage would have been plenty of material alone for a comic novel. The dialogue is frequently laugh-out-loud funny, such as in a discussion between Jovi and Face--argued with the seriousness of the First Council of Nicaea--about the best Bruce Springsteen album. But as Jovi begins to develop a strange sympathy for Face, it also becomes clear that the star has a potentially violent stalker. This gripping tale will keep readers on the edge of their seats while leaving them pondering what makes celebrity--and what it costs., Fame is both empty and destructive in About Face, the razor-sharp literary thriller by William Giraldi ( American Audacity ; Hold the Dark )... The labyrinthine bureaucracy of assistants and the absurdity of life as part of a celebrity entourage would have been plenty of material alone for a comic novel. The dialogue is frequently laugh-out-loud funny, such as in a discussion between Jovi and Face--argued with the seriousness of the First Council of Nicaea--about the best Bruce Springsteen album. But as Jovi begins to develop a strange sympathy for Face, it also becomes clear that the star has a potentially violent stalker. This gripping tale will keep readers on the edge of their seats while leaving them pondering what makes celebrity--and what it costs.--Kristen Allen-Vogel, Shelf Awareness

SynopsisA tragicomic novel of a fame-obsessed American society yet again on the brink. Evoking such classics as Elmer Gantry and The Day of the Locust, William Giraldi's About Face boldly transfers the perennial literary themes of celebrity, ambition, and obsession to twenty-first-century Boston. There we meet Val Face, a charismatic self-help guru who captivates multitudes with his uncanny ability to heal adherents using only the power of his words, the mysterious touch of his hands, and the transcendent beauty of his face. Assigned to write a profile of Val Face during his much-hyped New England tour, thirty-year-old impoverished journalist Seger Jovi pens a brutal hatchet job. But Seger, at once curious and incredulous, is soon sucked into the mystic's vortex of fame, becoming a devotee himself as he contends with the machinations and absurdities of Face's many protectors, from beefcake bodyguards to helicoptering handlers to Face's unwavering spouse, Nimble. At first unwilling to sacrifice his principles to fulfill his own ambition and rise from privation, then touched by Face's unexpected humanity, Seger oscillates between acting as Face's cynical foil and becoming his unlikely ally. Just as the exalted guru appears to be reaching the apex of his powers, danger threatens from the periphery in the form of an obsessive stalker who wants Face dead. To curb this stalker before he can do harm, Face's security team enlists the aid of Jackie Jaworski, an ex-Marine and resourceful Boston detective who moonlights as a novelist of thrillers. And so About Face , building to a denouement that will astonish readers, takes us into the convergence of violence and fame that has come to define so much of American popular culture over the last half-century. With its indelible array of characters, hypnotic pacing, and shocking conclusion--and "a mesmerizing prose style that is downright pyrotechnic in its brilliance" (Andre Dubus III)-- About Face is a novel in the grand tradition that dances along the tenuous line between the sacred and the profane.

LC Classification NumberPS3607.I469A26 2022