![]() Out in the field, a veteran Paris freelancer goes to desperate lengths for his next byline, while the new Cairo stringer is mercilessly manipulated by an outrageous war correspondent with an outsize ego. ![]() 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. Look in the back of the book for a conversation between Tom Rachman and Malcolm Gladwellįifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff’s personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY From the author of The Italian Teacher, this acclaimed debut novel set in Rome follows the topsy-turvy lives of the denizens of an English language newspaper. ![]()
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