The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
Fiction2009 · 290 pages · ~5 hr read

The Financial Lives of the Poets

by Jess Walter
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The Financial Lives of the Poets is a comic and heartfelt novel from National Book Award nominee Jess Walter, author of Citizen Vince and The Zero, about how we get to the edge of ruin—and how we begin to make our way back. Walter tells the story of Matt Prior, who’s losing his job, his wife, his house, and his mind—until, all of a sudden, he discovers a way that he might just possibly be able to save it all . . . and have a pretty damn great time doing it.

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About The Financial Lives of the Poets

What is The Financial Lives of the Poets about?

The Financial Lives of the Poets is a comic and heartfelt novel from National Book Award nominee Jess Walter, author of Citizen Vince and The Zero, about how we get to the edge of ruin—and how we begin to make our way back.

Who wrote The Financial Lives of the Poets?

The Financial Lives of the Poets was written by Jess Walter.

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