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Pages
285
Published
2011
Language
Dutch

Synopsis

A fundraiser receives an unusual request from an old college friend: to persuade his estranged son, a bitter Iraq War veteran who lost his legs, to reconnect with him. With a generous payment offered, the fundraiser must navigate the veteran's resentment and the complicated history between father and son. This story explores the lasting impact of war and the challenges of mending broken family ties.

About the author

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Sam Lipsyte

Sam Lipsyte was born in 1968. He is the author of the story collection Venus Drive (named one of the top twenty-five book of its year by the Village Voice Supplement) and the novels The Subject of Steve and Home Land, winner of the Believer Book Award. Lipsyte teaches at Columbia Universitys School of The Arts and is a 2008 Guggenheim Fellow. He lives in Manhattan. -GoodReads

Characters

fondsenwerverProtagonist
oude studievriendSupporting
IrakveteraanSupporting
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