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Zinsky the obscure

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Thirty-year-old Manhattan bachelor Ariel Zinsky is still recovering from his abusive childhood when he realizes no one--including his few living relatives--is truly interested in his narrative. While they numb themselves with the latest celebrity rehab story or the third-world atrocities …

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Thirty-year-old Manhattan bachelor Ariel Zinsky is still recovering from his abusive childhood when he realizes no one--including his few living relatives--is truly interested in his narrative. While they numb themselves with the latest celebrity rehab story or the third-world atrocities replayed without ceasing on cable news, he sets out to write his autobiography as an exercise in his own self-medication, recasting himself as the hero in a coming-of-age story.

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"Thirty-year-old Manhattan bachelor Ariel Zinsky is still recovering from his abusive childhood when he realizes no one--including his few living relatives--is truly interested in his narrative. While they numb themselves …"

— Margaret

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