U and I: A True Story - Paperback

by Nicholson Baker (Author)

Baker, one of the most engaging and highly praised examiners of the microscopic matter of daily life (The Mezzanine, Room Temperature), finally takes on a subject his own size--fellow novelist and omnipresent influence John Updike. "Willfully outrageous and often very funny".--The New York Times.

Front Jacket

Baker muses on the creative process via his obsession with John Updike.

Author Biography

Nicholson Baker has published five novels-The Mezzanine, Room Temperature, Vox, The Fermata, and The Everlasting Story of Nory-and two works of nonfiction, U and I and The Size of Thoughts. He lives with his wife and two children in Maine.