Synopsis
About Mark Harris
See more books from this AuthorA plot that carries no spare parts and a ``gentle reader'' style of address combine with Dickensian characters to give the feel of a classic to Harris's (Bang the Drum Slowly, 1956, etc.) small tale of a short story writer's struggle with an adversarial critic.
| Read Full Review of The Tale Maker: A NovelYears pass, and while artist Rimrose achieves fame but no fortune, critic Kakapick rises to academic celebrity, chairing the English Department at their alma mater and offering Rimrose a post.
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