The Great Fake Book: A Novel - Hardcover

Bourjaily, Vance

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555840035 ISBN 13: 9781555840037

Publisher: Grove Pr, 1986

Synopsis

Completely ignorant about his father after years of his mother's silence on the subject, Charlie Mizzourin is convinced by a chance encounter to find out more about his father

About this title

From Library Journal:

Rarely does a novel have such wide appeal as this one; everyone from mystery/espionage fans to serious readers will find something to keep the pages turning. Charles Mizzourin, Washington aide to a U.S. senator, stumbles onto a rich source of information about the dead father he never knew. Mike Mizzourin's diary, long hidden inside a "fake book" used by professional musicians to help them "fake" hundreds of popular songs without buying sheet music, is doled out to Charles piecemeal by his father's former employer. Charles tracks down relatives and friends of his father who are linked to him not only by the past but also in the political present. Bourjaily uses the old book-within-a-book technique in a fresh, imaginative way, weaving a good, plausible tale that never drags. Recommended.Mary K. Prokop, CEL Regional Lib., Savannah, Ga.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Pr
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 1555840035
• ISBN 13: 9781555840037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 305