In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his
award-winning novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every
week, in a few hundred words, Dexter cut directly to the heart of
the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial
change. With haunting urgency, his columns laid bare the violence,
hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia
and in the places he visited across the country. But he reveled,
too, in the lighter side of his own life, sharing scenes with the
indefatigable Mrs. Dexter, their young daughter, and a series of
unforgettable creatures who strayed into their lives. No matter
what caught Dexter's eye, it was illuminated by his dark, brilliant
humor.
Collected here for the first time are eighty-two of the best of
those spellbinding, finely wrought pieces-- with a new introduction
by the author-- assembled by Rob Fleder, editor of the bestselling
"Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book," "Paper Trails" is
searing, heart-breaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at
once. As Pete Hamill says in his foreword, these essays "are as
good as it ever gets."
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