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The novel is a story of a [[New York]] “Doc” Saul Karoo. Karoo’s job is to fix film [[scripts]], usually at the cost of the writers originality and dignity, to ensure a movie does well in the box office. We follow Karoo through his privileged life style as he battles [[alcoholism]], fatherhood, divorce, sex and show business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1038607/karoo/9780099777915.html|title=Karoo - Penguin.co.uk|last=|first=|date=|website=Penguin Random House|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Karoo.html?id=A0CMAAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|title=Karoo - Google Books|last=|first=|date=|website=Google Books|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/991550.Karoo|title=Karoo - Good Reads|last=|first=|date=|website=Good Reads|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
The novel is a story of a [[New York City|New York]] “Doc” Saul Karoo. Karoo’s job is to fix film [[scripts]], usually at the cost of the writers originality and dignity, to ensure a movie does well in the box office. We follow Karoo through his privileged life style as he battles [[alcoholism]], fatherhood, divorce, sex and show business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1038607/karoo/9780099777915.html|title=Karoo - Penguin.co.uk|last=|first=|date=|website=Penguin Random House|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Karoo.html?id=A0CMAAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|title=Karoo - Google Books|last=|first=|date=|website=Google Books|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/991550.Karoo|title=Karoo - Good Reads|last=|first=|date=|website=Good Reads|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Karoo is a novel by Steve Tesich, published by Chatto & Windus (a division of Random House) in 1998. Oscar-winning writer Tesich died shortly after finishing this novel in 1996 at the age of 53. Karoo was Tesich’s final work and was released posthumously in 1998.
| Author | Steve Tesich |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Nina Chakranarti |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | penguin Random House |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 9780099777915 |
The novel is a story of a New York “Doc” Saul Karoo. Karoo’s job is to fix film scripts, usually at the cost of the writers originality and dignity, to ensure a movie does well in the box office. We follow Karoo through his privileged life style as he battles alcoholism, fatherhood, divorce, sex and show business.[1][2][3]
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- ^ "Karoo - Penguin.co.uk". Penguin Random House.
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