{"product_id":"beg-borrow-steal-a-writers-life-paperback","title":"Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Greenberg entertainingly chronicles the hardships, delights, and moral dilemmas of being a writer and a New Yorker in this \"darkly comic\" essay collection (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Review of Books).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo eke out a living, Greenberg doctors doomed movie scripts, peddles cosmetics on the street, and waits tables at a posh restaurant, all while raising his son on the Lower East Side. Along the way, he meets a host of fascinating city characters, including a Holocaust survivor, a repentant communist, and rats who behave like humans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHilarious and bittersweet, Greenberg's stories invite us into a world where the familial, the literary, the tragic, and the mundane not only speak to one another, but deeply enjoy the exchange.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native New Yorker, Michael Greenberg is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eHurry Down Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e, published in sixteen countries and chosen as one of the best books of 2008 by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, Amazon.com, and \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in such varied places as \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.99 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53273743720755,"sku":"9780307740670","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/N0AUqF86W9780307740670.webp?v=1776891727","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/beg-borrow-steal-a-writers-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}