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Summary

To dodge the wedding of a former lover, a minor American novelist on the eve of fifty cobbles together a tour of half serious literary engagements that takes him from Mexico to Morocco to Japan. Greer writes with affectionate wit and gentle irony, using the picaresque form to examine aging, queer middle age, and creative self doubt. The novel is one of the few outright comedies to receive honors at the highest level of American letters.