Agent: Lynn Nesbit, Janklow & Nesbit Assoc. Though a bit overboard at times, Greer packs in plenty of humor and some nicely poignant moments. ’ He is a not-so-successful novelist who only gets invited to obscure literary events. After a cascading series of humorous mishaps, Less wonders if Freddy will leave him. ‘ Less ‘ by Andrew Sean Greer is a comic story of an eponymous protagonist who suffers from anxiety and self-esteem issues which are the main themes in ‘ Less. Along the way, Less accidentally floods a commune, sleeps in a tepee, and rides a donkey down a canyon. A ndrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer-winning 2017 novel Less is a frenetic and often hilarious account of minor American novelist Arthur Less navigating zany twists of fate during a series of literary. Soon Less is off to do a profile of a famous sci-fi author, who has Less drive him and his pug in a camper van to Santa Fe, N.Mex., for an onstage interview. He assures Freddy he’ll make everything okay by paying it back with magazine articles and other literary gigs. But after the death of Less’s former lover, the poet Robert Brownburn, the estate hits him up for 10 years of back rent on Brownburn’s former house, where he now lives with Freddy. Freddy, who narrates the story and has lived with Less for nine blissful months in San Francisco, has recently taken a teaching sabbatical in Maine, where Less plans to join him. This time, he’s traveling across the U.S., hoping to raise money to salvage his home with partner Freddy Pelu.

Together they will wade through ageing, grief and unavoidable change to find creativity, friendship and love.Greer follows up his Pulitzer-winning Less with another delightful road story featuring middle-aged writer Arthur Less. Warm, witty and profound, Less is Lost sees the lovable Arthur Less return for an unforgettable road trip across America as he confronts his personal demons and attempts to decipher the riddle of love.įor Spring Fling, Andrew Sean Greer makes his own journey to Australia to join writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law in-conversation. I took it as a challenge.’įor American novelist Andrew Sean Greer, the search for joy is a continued source of creative inspiration – as evidenced in his international bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Less, and now again in its humorously honest new sequel, Less is Lost. ‘A writer friend once said the hardest thing to write about is joy. How do we find joy at times when we need it most? Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer discusses turning the trials of modern life – ageing, grief and unavoidable change – into stories that uplift us and make us laugh in equal measure. RMIT Culture is thrilled to be partnering with The Wheeler Centre as part of Spring Fling. Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Lambda Award, and the California Book Award.

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