Book 14 (2011) The Imperfectionists ** by Tom Rachman

I was surprised that this Canadian (Vancouver) writer was not recognized in Canada until at least a year after the book was published in New York.  


The book has a unique (?) structure of short stories about connected people, knitted together into a very satisfying novel.   The premise is an international English language newspaper, headquartered in Rome, started by a wealthy man who needed a hobby business to add to his conglomerate.   To start with, the premise is very interesting, as are all the characters.   I really enjoyed the book, but all the while I was reading it, I kept thinking --- is this good writing or is it better than good.