Nov 18, 2008
Clark Storey, a struggling writer of fiction and poetry. At the age of thirty-one, he is a cosmopolitan master of the bon mot who cheerfully admits to being selfish and devoid of passion and genuine talent. His self-deprecation, however, is more the posturing of a wit than a reflection of his true nature or creative ability. An early, ill-fated marriage has left him distrustful of love, and he assumes the role of foppish cad to avoid facing his inner emptiness, or his lack, as Monica Grey puts it, of soul. Fundamentally, he is a decent fellow who, if short...
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