Richard Crasta

The Killing of an Author (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A universal story of writers, publishers, editors and their comic, tragic, heartening, and sometimes uplifting world. A small town Indian boy sets out to be a successful novelist in America. After a period at Columbia University, he writes his novel and meets John Irving, Kurt Vonnegut, three Nobel Prizewinners, Marilyn Monroe's husband Arthur Miller, and The World's Most Powerful Editor. And then, he screws up (or perhaps it's more complicated than that, perhaps he is simply unaware of the Rules and the Taboos?)..

Writers as well as general readers with romantic notions about the writers' life and publishing may find this an astonishing story, with its subversive humor (noted in very complimentary reviews by "The Week" and "The Deccan Chronicle"), and its analysis of the literary Establishment.

The Killing of an Author has been described as a nonfiction publishing thriller, a wild roller coaster ride, and as having "a sense of humour from start to end." Richard Crasta's first novel, The Revised Kama Sutra, has been published in ten countries and seven languages

The Killing of an Author tells a story that has been described as "laugh-out-loud funny", "an act of bravery", and as possessing "integrity." It is the third book of Richard Crasta's Freedom Trilogy.

"Crasta has a sense of humour which he maintains from the start to the end. Funny, sad, and eye-opening. . . .We need more writers like him." --The Deccan Chronicle

"You are funny and delightful . . . and nowhere are you too heavy to carry. I've never read anyone like you. I laugh, I ache, I smile, I cry - but never close the book without that smile surfacing."--Sheelagh Grenon, Canada

"More than a book . . . an act of bravery."--Review

About 74,000 words or 270 paperback pages

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Invisible Man Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781501428098
• Artikelnr.: 42174017

Autorenporträt

Richard Crasta is the author of twelve books and the father of three sons. He was born and grew up in India and moved to America to become a writer. His first novel, "The Revised Kama Sutra," was received with critical acclaim, described as "very funny" by Kurt Vonnegut, and published in 10 countries and in 7 languages.

Richard's books include fiction, nonfiction, essays, autobiography, humor, and satire, and have been described as "exuberant," "courageous," "hilarious," and "going where no Indian writer has gone before."

His 12 books include "Impressing the Whites," "The Killing of an Author," and the subversive anthology of humor, "I Will Not Go the F**k to Sleep" (a non-parental version with more political humor has been published under the title "The Empire Bites Back"); he also edited and added essays to his father's memoir, "Eaten by the Japanese: The Memoir of an Unknown Indian Prisoner of War." His motives for writing include a passion for justice and free expression and a love of laughter.

Richard has traveled widely in North America, Asia, and Europe, and though technically a New York resident, spends most of his time in Asia working on seven books in progress. His likes include a wide range of music, movies, theater, and travel.

You may write to Richard at [e-mail] or visit his website, http://www.richardcrasta.com