Lit Life, Kurt Wenzel
Lit Life, Kurt Wenzel
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Lit Life

Author: Kurt Wenzel

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 9 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/25/2005

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Kurt Wenzel’s savvy novel, Lit Life, is a wickedly funny and provocative debut about the passions and perils of the writing life.Set in Manhattan and the Hamptons, Lit Life takes the reader on a tour through the world of two eccentric writers. Kyle Clayton, a 'once hot, now not' young author/provocateur with a serious case of writer’s block, moves through New York nightlife in an inebriated haze until he meets his literary hero, the dyspeptic and obscure novelist Richard Whitehurst, who is smitten with the notion of Kyle’s former fame. Richard is suffering his own form of breakdown as a result of years of public ambivalence toward his work and the looming collapse of his marriage. As the two writers’ lives collide, they use each other as the crutches they’ve both been seeking to survive in the world of publishing. Supported by a cast of wonderfully drawn characters, Richard’s disillusioned wife, Meryl; his desperate-for-love, drug-addicted daughter, Kerry; the old-school agent Larry Wabzug, a friend of both writers, Kyle and Richard search for fame and credibility, not necessarily in that order, in an attempt to function in the lit life.

About Kurt Wenzel

Kurt Wenzel was born in 1965 in Sayreville, New Jersey. After graduating from Rutgers University, Wenzel spent time in Europe and then moved to New York to pursue his writing career. After writing screenplays for several years, Wenzel became disillusioned with the film industry and tried his hand at fiction. He is now a staff writer for PrivyMagazine.com and divides his time between his homes in Manhattan and East Hampton, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 20, 2020

Wenzel is definitely is trying too hard to be literary here. I guess the title should have alerted me to that fact, but I still found it a bit off-putting. But, if you are fascinated by the life of authors, as I am, you can still find this book entertaining.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 14, 2010

I'm getting behind again, so I'll make this quick. I liked this for the most part. It was pretty fluffy and there were parts where Wenzel seemed to be trying too hard to be clever. But I love most books about writers, artists, or dancers, and this one was no exception. I admit to being a bit of a li......more

Goodreads review by Erin on March 30, 2009

Anyone that knows enough about life to recognize their own eternal struggle between sticking to their own beliefs and selling out, no matter what you do for a living, will enjoy this book. It is a classic dilema, and Wenzel's treatment of it in this particular setting (the life of a writer, specific......more

Goodreads review by Erica on March 09, 2011

It's set in New York and it's about fiction writers. I really like this book. It's sad that Richard has to be forever dramatic and keep his true feelings for his daughter and his wife, all for the sake of his art. One thing I didn't get, though, that baseball game. What the hell was that supposed to......more

Goodreads review by Robin on July 01, 2010

kept me reading to see where it was going...it was interesting.......more

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