false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170901614m/77844.jpg 77844 10 In this extraordinary novel, William Boyd presents the autobiography of John James Todd, whose uncanny and exhilarating life as one of the most unappreciated geniuses of the twentieth century is equal parts Laurence Stern, Charles Dickens, Robertson Davies, and Saul Bellow, and a hundred percent William Boyd.  <br><br>From his birth in 1899, Todd was doomed. Emerging from his angst-filled childhood, he rushes into the throes of the twentieth century on the Western Front during the Great War, and quickly changes his role on the battlefield from cannon fodder to cameraman. When he becomes a prisoner of war, he discovers Rousseau's <b>Confessions</b>, and dedicates his life to bringing the memoir to the silver screen. Plagued by bad luck and blind ambition, Todd becomes a celebrated London upstart, a Weimar luminary, and finally a disgruntled director of cowboy movies and the eleventh member of the Hollywood Ten. Ambitious and entertaining, Boyd has invented a most irresistible hero. 366580 book 1988 The New Confessions total:112|5:36|4:51|3:23|2:2|1:0| 112 457 160 14 77844 0375705031 9780375705038 101 12 4.08 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170901614m/77844.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77844.The_New_Confessions 5 1 false Tue Sep 18 06:03:29 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 15:40:09 -0700 2007 The New Confessions by William Boyd. This is one of my favorite books, and rereading it is always a pleasure. That can't be said about a lot of books, even ones I liked a lot the first time around. The Baron in the Trees also has that quality, and they have an unusual connection in...more...]]> 77844 0375705031 9780375705038 101 12 4.08 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170901614m/77844.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77844.The_New_Confessions 4 0 false Sat Jul 18 17:08:02 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 17:09:48 -0700 2009 Very well written and interesting. 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