The Other Shulman: A Novel

The Other Shulman: A Novel

Shulman, a chubby, middle-aged stationery-store owner from New Jersey, has always claimed that heâ€™s been gaining and losing the same thirty-five pounds since junior highâ€“and that if you added all of that discarded weight together, he had lost an entire person. Another Shulman. A Shulman he never really cared for. A Shulman heâ€™d always tried to lose by dieting and exercising. A Shulman heâ€™d cover by wearing extra-large shirts in an attempt to hide his existence.

This has been just a joke until, at a crossroads marked by overwhelming marital and business stress, he actually encounters this Other Shulmanâ€“an incredibly successful man whoâ€™s made life and career choices that Shulman has spurned.

At first, the Other Shulman is but a mere nuisance, a source of frustration brought about by mistaken identity. But as time goes by, his actions become increasingly destructive and threaten to sabotage all aspects of Shulmanâ€™s existence.

The struggle between the two Shulmans comes to a head while Shulman is running in the New York City Marathon. And it is during the course of this race, as he runs through the old neighborhoods where his life took shape, that this ordinarily passive family man examines all the choices heâ€™s made and realizes that in order for him to get his life back on track he must confront and overcome his haunting demons as presented in the form of this angry doppelgÃ¤nger, this Other Shulman.

In 26.2 chapters, one for each mile of the marathon, The Other Shulman is a hilarious and affecting tale of identity and aspiration from one of Americaâ€™s best-known comic writers.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Villard
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780812972832
Color White
ReleaseDate 2006-07-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812972832

Country	USA
Brand	Villard
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780812972832
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2006-07-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812972832

The Other Shulman: A Novel

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