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by David Bachner (Author)
Kirinski's Life and Times tells the story of fraternal twins Nathan and Arnold Kirinski, who are non-identical in almost every way. Nathan is the mercurial, brilliant, and once-renowned philosopher who turns his back on academia and disappears for years at a time. Arnold is the even-tempered, responsible, accomplished but conventional professor of history. Set across America, the Middle East, and Asia, the novel is a composite of memoir, mystery, psychological exploration, and philosophical reflection. Kirinski's Life and Times recounts the brothers' separate lives, their relationship, and, ultimately, their interwoven quests for meaning and fulfillment.