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Betrayed by F. Scott Fitzgerald

(1977)
A novel by

 
 
"Ron Carlson's novel is in the coming-of-age tradition, with the contemporary attributes of humor and cool. . . . I liked Larry for his unpretentiousness, his wry, caring angle on experience." - New York Times

In this tender, comic novel, Larry Boosinger - graduate student, writer, garage attendant, escaped convict (and perhaps a person) - has one foot in late adolescence while he searches frantically for a place to put the other. Beset by illusions, attracted by paradoxes, Larry carries on his allegorical fistfight with life. He operates in a movie-created world where attempts are made at perfection. Enamored of the romantic ideals of old movies, popular songs, and his own personal hero, F. Scott Fitzgerald, he seeks experience that will match his expectations.

Genre: General Fiction

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