by Stanley Elkin (Author), Chirs Lehmann (Introduction by), Elkin Stanley (Author)
Boswell is Stanley Elkin's first and funniest novel: the comic odyssey of a twentieth-century groupie who collects celebrities as his insurance policy against death. James Boswell--strong man, professional wrestler (his most heroic match is with the Angel of Death)-- is a con man, a gate crasher, and a moocher of epic talent. He is also the hero of one of the most original novel in years ( Oakland Tribune)--a man on the make for all the great men of his time--his logic being that if you can't be a lion, know a pride of them. Can he cheat his way out of mortality?
Number of Pages: 387
Dimensions: 1.03 x 7.94 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 1999