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by Daniel Lefferts (Author)
LONG-LISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
"An absolute riot... Lefferts's wry examination of the societal and economic shifts that led to the once unthinkable hits incredibly close to home." --Vanity Fair Alistair McCabe arrives in New York with a plan. Young, handsome, intelligent, and gay, he hopes to escape his Rust Belt poverty and give his mother a better life by pursuing a career in high finance. But by the spring of 2016, Alistair's plan has completely come undone:- Mired in student debt, his dream investment banking career has eluded him.
- Desperate for a way out, he enters the orbit of an enigmatic billionaire whose true ambitions turn out to be far darker than Alistair could have ever imagined.
Author Biography
Daniel Lefferts is the author of Ways and Means, which was long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Raised in upstate New York, he holds an MFA from Columbia University and has taught writing at Columbia and Rutgers. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, The Yale Review, The New York Review of Books, GQ, and The Baffler. He lives in the Hudson Valley.
Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN
Publication Date: February 06, 2024
