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The Imperfectionists

Written by: Tom Rachman
Narrated by: Christopher Welch
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Publisher's Summary

Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman’s wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English-language newspaper as they struggle to keep it - and themselves - afloat. This hilarious and poignant look at the struggles of print news will establish Rachman as one of the 21st century’s most perceptive talents.
©2010 Tom Rachman (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC
Psychological Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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What the critics say

"It would be hard to come up with a better narrator than Christopher Evan Welch for Tom Rachman's saga of the birth, life and death of a newspaper. By turns bitter, sweet, icily callous and very funny, the novel covers half a century and a large number of characters. Welch distinguishes between the characters mostly by mood and register, but so adeptly that he conveys personality and predicament as well as any thespian." ( Washington Post Book World)
“So good I had to read it twice simply to figure out how he pulled it off. I still haven’t answered that question, nor do I know how someone so young . . . could have acquired such a precocious grasp of human foibles. The novel is alternately hilarious and heart-wrenching.” (Christopher Buckley, The New York Times Book Review)
“Deftly written and sharply observed . . . Even if you’ve never set foot in a newsroom, The Imperfectionists proves a delight . . . It’s impossible not to like—this is masterful stuff.” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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Poignant, Pithy and Real

I'm about a third of the way through this and loving it. The completely believable characters are alternately infuriating, adorable, cringe-worthy and heartbreaking. A pitch-perfect performance by the late Christopher Evan Welch gives and extra tug to the heart-strings. These people feel real to me.

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