num_pages: 305
description: A lot of remarkable things have happened in the life of Sam Pulsifer, the hapless hero of this incendiary novel, beginning with the ten years he spent in prison for accidentally burning down Emily Dickinson's house and unwittingly killing two people. Emerging at age twenty-eight, he creates a new life and identity as a husband and father. But when the homes of other famous New England writers suddenly go up in smoke, he must prove his innocence by uncovering the identity of this literary-minded arsonist. In the league of such contemporary classics as A Confederacy of Dunces and The World According to Garp, An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England is an utterly original story about truth and honesty, life and the imagination.
language: English
title: An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
titlecomplete: An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
genres: Fiction, Books About Books, Mystery, Humor, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, Unfinished
ratings_count: 6359
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Adult Fiction
publisher: Algonquin Books