Shulman, a chubby, middle-aged stationery-store owner from New
Jersey, has always claimed that he's been gaining and losing the
same thirty-five pounds since junior high-and that if you added all
of that discarded weight together, he had lost an entire person.
Another Shulman. A Shulman he never really cared for. A Shulman
he'd always tried to lose by dieting and exercising. A Shulman he'd
cover by wearing extra-large shirts in an attempt to hide his
existence.
This has been just a joke until, at a crossroads marked by
overwhelming marital and business stress, he actually encounters
this Other Shulman-an incredibly successful man who's made life and
career choices that Shulman has spurned.
At first, the Other Shulman is but a mere nuisance, a source of
frustration brought about by mistaken identity. But as time goes
by, his actions become increasingly destructive and threaten to
sabotage all aspects of Shulman's existence.
The struggle between the two Shulmans comes to a head while Shulman
is running in the New York City Marathon. And it is during the
course of this race, as he runs through the old neighborhoods where
his life took shape, that this ordinarily passive family man
examines all the choices he's made and realizes that in order for
him to get his life back on track he must confront and overcome his
haunting demons as presented in the form of this angry
doppelganger, this Other Shulman.
In 26.2 chapters, one for each mile of the marathon, The Other
Shulman is a hilarious and affecting tale of identity and
aspiration from one of America's best-known comic writers.
"From the Hardcover edition."
General
Imprint: |
Villard Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2006 |
First published: |
July 2006 |
Authors: |
Alan Zweibel
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8129-7283-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-8129-7283-X |
Barcode: |
9780812972832 |
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