Somebody Else'S Life: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction)

Somebody Else'S Life: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction)

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Product Description Stephen Cooper, a middleaged university professor who is suddenly utterly bored by his life, plots an intricate scheme with his lover. They arrange a spectacular forgery of a disappeared art relic, and in order to sell it, also craft new identities for themselves: together they become somebody else. 'We move inside Cooper's chilly satisfaction as he and his loveraccomplice bring off one trick after another in the identity switching necessary to their scam. . . . And we're also brought close to the pain and rage . . . of the women whom Cooper (incorrigible to the end) deceives.'Benjamin DeMott, New York Times Book Review'An authentic and ingenious account of the ingeniously counterfeit in art and in life.'D. J. Enright'This offbeat romp intrigues with its ironic probing of life values at the same time that it provides lively entertainment.'Kirkus Reviews'An extended and absorbing mediation on the loss of integrity.'Chicago SunTimes'Witty, sophisticated and intriguing, this tale of a forger is the genuine article: an example of the art of suspense and the suspense of art.'Jack Fuller'An entertainingly mordant psychological thriller.'Washington Times Magazine About the Author Morris Philipson was the director of the University of Chicago Press from 1967 to 2000 and is the author of five novels and several scholarly books. Wallpaper Fox and Secret Understandings are also available from the University of Chicago Press.

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