The Imperfectionists, Tom Rachman
The Imperfectionists, Tom Rachman
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The Imperfectionists

Author: Tom Rachman

Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/30/2010


Synopsis

Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman's wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English-language newspaper as they struggle to keep it-and themselves-afloat. Many changes have ensued since an enigmatic millionaire founded the paper 50 years ago, and now the staff's personal dramas seem more important than the headlines. Kathleen, the imperious editor in chief, is smarting from a betrayal in her open marriage. Arthur, the lazy obituary writer, is transformed by a personal tragedy. Abby, the embattled financial officer, discovers that her job cuts and her love life are intertwined in a most unexpected way. And in the shadows is the isolated young publisher who pays more attention to his prized basset hound, Schopenhauer, than to the fate of his family's quirky newspaper. As the era of print news gives way to the Internet age and this imperfect crew stumbles toward an uncertain future, the paper's rich history is revealed, including the surprising truth about its founder's intentions. Spirited, moving, and highly original, The Imperfectionists will establish Tom Rachman as one of our most perceptive, assured literary talents.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Will

Tom Rachman - image from his site This just in, Tom Rachman has given readers an exceptional set of stories about the birth and death of a newspaper, populated these tales with engaging characters and done so with great style and feeling. The core here is a Rome-based English-language international......more

Goodreads review by Violet

Eleven connected short stories each featuring a member of staff at a moment of crisis of an English-language newspaper in Rome. As is usually the case with short stories there are a couple of gems and a couple of lame ducks with the rest sitting somewhere between. There’s no question this will be a......more

Goodreads review by Fabian

The novel certainly arms itself with the age-old "Anxiety" plot device-- that which specifically dictates that the certain, if fated, meeting between characters A and B, once A's destiny has been discovered and B's is barely in-the-process-of... will be amazing-- it titillates beyond expectations, a......more

چیزی که من واقعاً ازش وحشت دارم، زمانه. شیطان اصلی اونه: درست لحظه‌ای که دلمون می‌خواد بشینیم و لم بدیم، شلاقش رو برمی‌داره و می‌زنه تو سرمون، این‌جوری زمان حال با سرعت سپری می‌شه، از چنگ مون در می‌ره و یهو همه‌چی تبدیل می‌شه به گذشته، گذشته‌ای که قابل‌تحمل نیست، گذشته‌ای که توی این داستان‌های غیروا......more