The Financial Lives of the Poets
"Lifts off like a rocket ... This vigorous, engaging novel is one of the sharpest satires to come along in years." -- BOSTON GLOBE
- Time's #2 Book of the Year
- National Bestseller
"A deliciously antic tale of an American dream gone very sour ... sharp, wide-eyed, soulful ... a scathing indictment of our country's character and the 'ruined systems' we labor under." -- WASHINGTON POST
"An apt and timely version of the current Great Recession ... dangerously astute." -- NEW YORK TIMES
Read by Jess Walter
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