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| '''''The Keeper of Secrets''''' is a 1971 ] by the |
'''''The Keeper of Secrets''''' is a 1971 ] by the American writer ]. | ||
| It tells the story of a novelist, Shimen Groff, who after years of neglect is suddenly under consideration for the ]. The novel is an account of his journey across the United States to collate various sections of his long-promised novel manuscript, ""Paradise, PA"". | It tells the story of a novelist, Shimen Groff, who after years of neglect is suddenly under consideration for the ]. The novel is an account of his journey across the United States to collate various sections of his long-promised novel manuscript, ""Paradise, PA"". | ||
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| At the time of publication, '']'' declared that "imbued by Goran with a sharp wit and a fine sense of comic irony, Shimen is one of the best intellectual protagonists to come along in some time."<ref>http://www.as.miami.edu/english/images/lestergoran/goran%20chicago%20sun%20times.jpg</ref> | At the time of publication, '']'' declared that "imbued by Goran with a sharp wit and a fine sense of comic irony, Shimen is one of the best intellectual protagonists to come along in some time."<ref>http://www.as.miami.edu/english/images/lestergoran/goran%20chicago%20sun%20times.jpg</ref> | ||
| 'Don't I Know You?', an extract from an as-yet-unpublished sequel called ''Unnatural Expectations'', appeared in the first issue of the Australian literary journal ''Contrappasso'' in August 2012 alongside a career-ranging interview by Matthew Asprey.<ref> |
'Don't I Know You?', an extract from an as-yet-unpublished sequel called ''Unnatural Expectations'', appeared in the first issue of the Australian literary journal ''Contrappasso'' in August 2012 alongside a career-ranging interview by Matthew Asprey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://contrappassomag.wordpress.com/|title=Contrappasso Magazine: International Writing|website=Contrappasso Magazine: International Writing}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Author | Lester Goran |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | McCall |
| Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place |  USA |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 210 |
The Keeper of Secrets is a 1971 comic novel by the American writer Lester Goran.
It tells the story of a novelist, Shimen Groff, who after years of neglect is suddenly under consideration for the Nobel Prize for Literature. The novel is an account of his journey across the United States to collate various sections of his long-promised novel manuscript, ""Paradise, PA"".
At the time of publication, The Chicago Sun-Times declared that "imbued by Goran with a sharp wit and a fine sense of comic irony, Shimen is one of the best intellectual protagonists to come along in some time."
'Don't I Know You?', an extract from an as-yet-unpublished sequel called Unnatural Expectations, appeared in the first issue of the Australian literary journal Contrappasso in August 2012 alongside a career-ranging interview by Matthew Asprey.
References
- http://www.as.miami.edu/english/images/lestergoran/goran%20chicago%20sun%20times.jpg
- "Contrappasso Magazine: International Writing". Contrappasso Magazine: International Writing.
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