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Title	:	The Man Who Wrote the Book
Author	:	Erik Tarloff
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	May 9th 2000 by Crown
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary

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Ezra Gordon is a divorced, failing literature professor at a backwater Baptist college in rural California. Even at such an undistinguished institution, Ezra is in danger of not being awarded tenure, principally because he hasn't written enough scholarly articles in learned journals. Then, of course, there was also the little matter of that sexual harassment charge...

Ezra is dating Carol, the daughter of a Baptist minister who is also one of the college's trustees. Carol lives in fear of offending her father and appears to be somewhat repressed sexually. This frustrates Ezra to no end and adds to all the other complications in his life. In sum, he's virtually broke; his doctor says that his best years are behind him; he can't get laid, and he's about to be fired from the most pitiful excuse for a college in the Western Hemisphere.

In despair, Ezra decides to head to L.A. on a college break to renew ties with his best friend from college, Isaac Schwimmer. Isaac, he discovers, has grown rich as the publisher of trashy, pornographic novels. Isaac welcomes Ezra with open arms and introduces him to a voluptuous blonde goddess named Tessa. In consequence, Ezra gets laid. Spectacularly.

Isaac offers Ezra the chance to make a quick ten thousand bucks by writing a pornographic novel. He promises to zealously guard Ezra's real identity so as to protect Ezra from the complications that would inevitably ensue if the college were to discover that one of its professors was writing such a book. Ezra, who is flat broke, reluctantly agrees.

Ezra adopts the pen name E. A. Peau. In fairly short order, he produces his book, Every Inch a Lady, and happily cashes the check. But then, in a fluke somewhat anticipating the furor over Fifty Shades of Grey, Ezra's book becomes a nationwide best seller and a national phenomenon. Everyone wants to know who E. A. Peau really is, and when Peau's mail is traced to little Beuhler College, all hell breaks loose.

This is an hilariously funny book that will appeal to a wide range of readers. Its insights into campus politics are especially good, and Ezra is an enormously sympathetic protagonist. It's hard to imagine that anyone would not enjoy it immensely.

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Original Title:	The Man Who Wrote the Book
ISBN:	0609604686 (ISBN13: 9780609604687)
Edition Language:	English

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I loved this book. It was a perfect blend of wit and mild erotica. If you enjoy laughing, don't deny yourself this pleasure. I happily look forward to more from Mr. Tarloff.

A comic novel worthy of emulation and envy.Mild-mannered English professor writes dirty book to pay the bills.Deniable complications ensue!

What happens when a down-on-his-luck teacher from a small town's conservative college writes a best-selling erotic book under a fake name? This book will answer that question for you so that you don't have to do any ask any of the hard qwuestions like; should the main character have sex with a supermodel (yes), should the publisher also have sex with said supermodel (yes), how should the story end (excellently). Just read it, you know you want to and I want you to and really don't you care what

Ezra Gordon is a divorced, failing literature professor at a backwater Baptist college in rural California. Even at such an undistinguished institution, Ezra is in danger of not being awarded tenure, principally because he hasn't written enough scholarly articles in learned journals. Then, of course, there was also the little matter of that sexual harassment charge...Ezra is dating Carol, the daughter of a Baptist minister who is also one of the college's trustees. Carol lives in fear of

This was a weak book, but I'm giving it 3 stars because there was one scene that cracked me up like nothing I've read in years. Another scene, in which the main character congratulates himself for several pages for finishing his novel, was adorable. And the story all in all held my interest effectively.Down sides: wildly implausible events, generally unbelievable characters (especially the women), and a blithely bro-ish white-hetero-male perspective that has dated badly (and it hasn't been that

A good combination of academia and erotica. It was cute. High brow vs. low brow.

Great fun read.