The Confessions of Max Tivoli: A Novel
By Andrew Sean Greer
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From critically acclaimed, award-winning author Andrew Sean Greer comes a story like no other. The Confessions of Max Tivoli is an ambitious and imaginative novel that leaves an indelible impression on readers. Max Tivoli is uniquely cursed. His mind ages properly, but his body ages in reverse. Born with the withered body of a 70-year-old man, Max grows physically younger each year, while his intellect matures. Despite this crippling torment, Max manages three times to cross paths with Alice, the person who captures his heart. Because he appears to be a different person each time they meet, Max is given three chances for true love. A story of self-discovery and sacrifice—set against momentous historical events, including the Great San Francisco Earthquake and World War I—The Confessions of Max Tivoli is a spellbinding masterpiece.
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From critically acclaimed, award-winning author Andrew Sean Greer comes a story like no other. The Confessions of Max Tivoli is an ambitious and imaginative novel that leaves an indelible impression on readers.
Max Tivoli is uniquely cursed. His mind ages properly, but his body ages in reverse. Born with the withered body of a 70-year-old man, Max grows physically younger each year, while his intellect matures. Despite this crippling torment, Max manages three times to cross paths with Alice, the person who captures his heart. Because he appears to be a different person each time they meet, Max is given three chances for true love.
A story of self-discovery and sacrifice—set against momentous historical events, including the Great San Francisco Earthquake and World War I—The Confessions of Max Tivoli is a spellbinding masterpiece.
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Author Bio: Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of six works of fiction, including the bestsellers Less and The Confessions of Max Tivoli Greer has taught at a number of universities, including the Iowa Writers Workshop, been a TODAY show pick, a New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellow, a judge for the National Book Award, and a winner of the California Book Award and the New York Public Library Young Lions Award. He is the recipient of a NEA grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
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| Available Formats : | CD |
| Runtime: | 10.87 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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