Eye of a Fly

JUSTIN R. SMITH

mar. 2011 · Justin Smith

Om denne e-bog

Short description: Raised by slum-dwelling alcoholics, an autistic teen struggles to complete college and woo a handicapped girl-with bittersweet results.

Longer description: Eye of a Fly is a novel of tragedy and redemption with a cast of characters that includes:

• Ernest Wentworth, a profoundly introverted boy who inhabits a world of mathematics and music.
• Tiffany, his innocent younger sister whose friends practice voodoo.
• Warren, Ernest's talented but learning-disabled younger brother whose suicide triggers the novel's finale.
• Harry, Ernest's father. A former Hollywood screen writer, he has always dreamed of drinking hard, seeing the world, and writing like Hemingway-but only succeeded at the first.
• Annie, a handicapped but radiant girl who draws Ernest out of his shell.

Om forfatteren

Justin Smith grew up in New York City and attended the Bronx High School of Science and Hunter College. After earning his Ph. D. in Mathematics from New York University, he held teaching positions at Rice University, the University of Hawaii, and SUNY, before becoming a professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drexel University - a position he holds to this day. He lives in a suburb of Philadelphia with his wife Brigitte and their three cats, Gus and Gerri and Norton. When he isn't writing, he enjoys wine-making and his "day job" - teaching and doing mathematical research.