"Captivating. . . . Sophisticated. . . . Swift and exhilarating." --The New York Times Book Review"Intense. . . . A driving, brutal snapshot of a midlife crisis." --San Francisco Chronicle"Poignant and bitterly funny. . . . Reza offers us in Adam Haberberg the tightrope spectacle of a fabulously successful writer describing a failed one." --Los Angeles Times"Polished. . . . A sympathetic portrait of a writer filled with regrets about his life and art." --The New York Times