Rachman, Tom 1974-
The Imperfectionists / Tom Rachman. - Toronto, ON : Anchor Canada, 2011. - 281 p. : cov. ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes questions and topics for discussion, following text.
[1.] Bush Slumps to New Low in Polls (Paris Corespondent - Lloyd Burko) -- [2.] World’s Oldest Liar Dies at 126 (Obituary Writer - Arthur Gopal) -- [3.] Europeans Are Lazy, Stupid Says (Business Reporter - Hardy Benjamin) -- [4.] Global Warming Good For Ice Cream (Corrections Editor - Herman Cohen) -- [5.] U.S General Optimistic On War (Editor-in-Chief - Kathleen Solson) -- [6.] The Sex Lives of Islamic Extremists (Cairo Stringer - Winston Cheung) -- [7.] Kooks with Nukes (Copy Editor - Ruby Zaga) -- [8.] 76 Die in Baghdad Bombings (News Editor - Craig Menzies) -- [9.] Cold War Over, Hot War Begins (Reader - Ornella de Monterecchi) -- [10.] Markets Crash Over Fears of China Slowdown (Chief Financial Officer - Abbey Pinnola) -- [11.] Gunman Kills 32 in Campus Rampage (Publisher - Oliver Ott) -- A Reader’s Guide
"With the war in Iraq, the climate in meltdown and Bin Laden still in hiding, the staff of an English language newspaper in Rome has plenty to fill its columns. But its journalists are far more concerned with their own personal affairs. A desperate, ageing correspondent in Paris wrestles with his temptation to use his estranged son to stretch a story. A lonesome newspaper executive falls for the man she just fired. And an eccentric publisher pays less attention to his struggling paper than to his magnificent basset hound, Schopenhauer. As this imperfect crew stumbles along, the history of the paper also unfolds -- its impulsive founding by millionaire Cyprus Ott and how it has fared while being passed down through the generations of Otts. Chapter by chapter, each focusing on a different staffer, the paper's predicament worsens and the characters collide as the era of high tech carries on around them. The Imperfectionists explores not just the fate of the printed word, but also of those who have devoted their lives to it." (Book Sleeve)
9780385671033 (pbk)
Reporters and reporting--Fiction.
Newspaper publishing--Fiction.
Newspaper editors--Fiction.
English newspapers--Italy--Rome--Fiction.
The Imperfectionists / Tom Rachman. - Toronto, ON : Anchor Canada, 2011. - 281 p. : cov. ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes questions and topics for discussion, following text.
[1.] Bush Slumps to New Low in Polls (Paris Corespondent - Lloyd Burko) -- [2.] World’s Oldest Liar Dies at 126 (Obituary Writer - Arthur Gopal) -- [3.] Europeans Are Lazy, Stupid Says (Business Reporter - Hardy Benjamin) -- [4.] Global Warming Good For Ice Cream (Corrections Editor - Herman Cohen) -- [5.] U.S General Optimistic On War (Editor-in-Chief - Kathleen Solson) -- [6.] The Sex Lives of Islamic Extremists (Cairo Stringer - Winston Cheung) -- [7.] Kooks with Nukes (Copy Editor - Ruby Zaga) -- [8.] 76 Die in Baghdad Bombings (News Editor - Craig Menzies) -- [9.] Cold War Over, Hot War Begins (Reader - Ornella de Monterecchi) -- [10.] Markets Crash Over Fears of China Slowdown (Chief Financial Officer - Abbey Pinnola) -- [11.] Gunman Kills 32 in Campus Rampage (Publisher - Oliver Ott) -- A Reader’s Guide
"With the war in Iraq, the climate in meltdown and Bin Laden still in hiding, the staff of an English language newspaper in Rome has plenty to fill its columns. But its journalists are far more concerned with their own personal affairs. A desperate, ageing correspondent in Paris wrestles with his temptation to use his estranged son to stretch a story. A lonesome newspaper executive falls for the man she just fired. And an eccentric publisher pays less attention to his struggling paper than to his magnificent basset hound, Schopenhauer. As this imperfect crew stumbles along, the history of the paper also unfolds -- its impulsive founding by millionaire Cyprus Ott and how it has fared while being passed down through the generations of Otts. Chapter by chapter, each focusing on a different staffer, the paper's predicament worsens and the characters collide as the era of high tech carries on around them. The Imperfectionists explores not just the fate of the printed word, but also of those who have devoted their lives to it." (Book Sleeve)
9780385671033 (pbk)
Reporters and reporting--Fiction.
Newspaper publishing--Fiction.
Newspaper editors--Fiction.
English newspapers--Italy--Rome--Fiction.