Waiting for the Man
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Overview
Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize An advertising man searches for meaning in this "fascinating dissection of the media world we live in . . . A thought-provoking road-trip tale." (Chicago Tribune) In his mid-thirties, Joe works as an advertising copywriter for a slick New York agency. But he feels disillusioned with his life, and finds himself experiencing dreams about a mysterious man, seeing him on the street, hearing his voice. Joe decides to listen. So he waits on his stoop, day and night, for instructions. A local reporter takes notice, and soon Joe has become a media sensation, the center of a storm. When the Man tells Joe to "go west," he does. What follows is a compelling and visceral story about the struggle to find something more in life, told in two interwoven threads -- Joe at the beginning of his journey in Manhattan, and at the end of it as he finds new purpose on a ranch in Montana under the endless sky.
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- ISBN-13: 9781770411777
- ISBN-10: 1770411771
- Publisher: ECW Press
- Publish Date: April 2014
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 296
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