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The Real McCoy

By Darin Strauss

By Darin Strauss

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Category: Fiction

Paperback $22.00

May 27, 2003 | ISBN 9780452284418

The Real McCoy by Darin Strauss
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May 27, 2003 | ISBN 9780452284418

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About The Real McCoy

From Darin Strauss, the bestselling author of Chang and Eng (A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year), comes the unforgettable story of “Kid” McCoy: boxer, jewel thief, scam artist, and the most married man in America. A fascinating mirror of the tumultuous backdrop of America at the turn of the century, The Real McCoy is “a muscular and entertaining novel about lies, scams, flimflams, and the inconvenience of truth” (GQ)

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About Darin Strauss

Darin Strauss is the bestselling author of several books. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction writing and numerous other awards, Strauss has seen his work translated into fourteen languages and published in more than twenty countries. He is a… More about Darin Strauss

Product Details

Category: Fiction

Paperback | $22.00
Published by Plume
May 27, 2003 | 336 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780452284418
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Praise

“Our byword for honesty may be built on a lie, and in Strauss’s capable hands, thereby hangs quite a tale…McCoy himself is the novel’s greatest accomplishment: a made-up figure, a fiction and, for all that, completely real.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Darin Strauss is one of America’s handful of young, great novelists…If his debut was a carnival, this is a World’s Fair. It’s that ambitious, that fun.” —The Austin Chronicle

Awards

NYPL Books to Remember WINNER

New York Times Notable Book WINNER

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