{"product_id":"the-confessions-of-max-tivoli-paperback","title":"The Confessions of Max Tivoli - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess \u003c\/i\u003ecomes Andrew Sean Greer's extraordinarily haunting love story \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003etold in the voice of a man who appears to age backwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Today Show Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are each the love of someone's life.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/i\u003e, a heartbreaking love story with a narrator like no other. At his birth, Max's father declares him a nisse, a creature of Danish myth, as his baby son has the external physical appearance of an old, dying creature. Max grows older like any child, but his physical age appears to go backward--on the outside a very old man, but inside still a fearful child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story is told in three acts. First, young Max falls in love with a neighborhood girl, Alice, who ages as normally as any of us. Max, of course, does not; as a young man, he has an older man's body. But his curse is also his blessing: as he gets older, his body grows younger, so each successive time he finds his Alice, she does not recognize him. She takes him for a stranger, and Max is given another chance at love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the historical backdrop of San Francisco at the turn of the twentieth century, Max's life and confessions question the very nature of time, of appearance and reality, and of love itself. A beautiful and daring feat of the imagination, Andrew Sean Greer's \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the world through the eyes of a monster, a being who confounds the very certainties by which we live and in doing so embodies in extremis what it means to be human.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We are each the love of someone's life.\" So begins \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003ea heartbreaking love story with a narrator like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn with the physical appearance of an elderly man, Max grows older mentally like any child, but his body appears to age backwards, growing younger every year. And yet, his physical curse proves to be a blessing, allowing him to try to win the heart of the same woman three times as at each successive encounter she fails to recognize him, taking him for a stranger, so giving Max another chance at love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the historical backdrop of San Francisco at the turn of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003e The Confessions of Max Tivoli \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful and daring feat of the imagination, questioning the very nature of love, time, and what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER * TODAY SHOW PICK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Enchanting\"--John Updike, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Devastating, heartbreaking...an astonishment.\"--\u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"****\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Quietly dazzling...keenly affecting.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"This year's break-out novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A devastating new writer\"-Michael Cunningham \u003cbr\u003e\"A fable of surpassing gravity and beauty.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most talented writers around.\"--Michael Chabon \u003cbr\u003e\"Elegant and graceful.\"--\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliantly conceived.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A breath-taking love story...a profound meditation on life.\"--\u003ci\u003eSalon.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A writer of great daring and originality.\"--Peter Carey \u003cbr\u003e\"It leaves its readers ...both younger and wiser.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"What's most impressive about Greer's work is the emotional intensity...and the deep beauty of his prose\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal Constitution \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud, write notes in the margins and shed tears onto its pages.\"--Neil LaBute \u003cbr\u003e\"Surprisingly and genuinely affecting.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Strikingly original and beautifully told.\"--\u003ci\u003eBookpage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Weird and wonderful...[a] deft new modern master.\"--\u003ci\u003eElle.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[It] strums the heartstrings again and again...positively captivating.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Mesmerizing and heartbreaking.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The delights are many....old-fashioned narrative fun in a literary hall of mirrors.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mythic, Proustian romance...a brilliant story.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Sean Greer is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eHow It Was for M\u003c\/i\u003ee (Picador) and most recently a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Path of Minor Planets\u003c\/i\u003e (Picador). He lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are each the love of someone's life. So begins \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003ea heartbreaking love story with a narrator like no other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn with the physical appearance of an elderly man, Max grows older mentally like any child, but his body appears to age backwards, growing younger every year. And yet, his physical curse proves to be a blessing, allowing him to try to win the heart of the same woman three times as at each successive encounter she fails to recognize him, taking him for a stranger, so giving Max another chance at love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the historical backdrop of San Francisco at the turn of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003e The Confessions of Max Tivoli \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful and daring feat of the imagination, questioning the very nature of love, time, and what it means to be human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER * TODAY SHOW PICK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnchanting--John Updike, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDevastating, heartbreaking...an astonishment.--\u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eQuietly dazzling...keenly affecting.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis year's break-out novel.--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA devastating new writer-Michael Cunningham \u003cbr\u003eA fable of surpassing gravity and beauty.--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most talented writers around.--Michael Chabon \u003cbr\u003eElegant and graceful.--\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly conceived.--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA breath-taking love story...a profound meditation on life.--\u003ci\u003eSalon.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA writer of great daring and originality.--Peter Carey \u003cbr\u003eIt leaves its readers ...both younger and wiser.--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat's most impressive about Greer's work is the emotional intensity...and the deep beauty of his prose--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal Constitution \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud, write notes in the margins and shed tears onto its pages.--Neil LaBute \u003cbr\u003eSurprisingly and genuinely affecting.--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrikingly original and beautifully told.--\u003ci\u003eBookpage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeird and wonderful...[a] deft new modern master.--\u003ci\u003eElle.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[It] strums the heartstrings again and again...positively captivating.--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMesmerizing and heartbreaking.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe delights are many....old-fashioned narrative fun in a literary hall of mirrors.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mythic, Proustian romance...a brilliant story.--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrew Sean Greer is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eHow It Was for M\u003c\/i\u003ee (Picador) and most recently a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Path of Minor Planets\u003c\/i\u003e (Picador). He lives in San Francisco.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of several works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a Best Book of the Year by both the\u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the recipient of the Northern California Book Award, the California Book Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O Henry Award for Short Fiction, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Public Library. 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