Peter Carey

Accompanying the arrogant poet, John Slater, to Malaysia, London editor Sarah Wode-Douglass finds herself obsessively drawn to a mysterious manuscript that bears a legacy of fraud and danger.

A Novel

My Life as a Fake

Melody Izard

This book contains a very convoluted story of a man (Chubb) who wrote poems then created a poet and got them published using this fake man's identity. He later is visited by a man who claims to be this poet - given life devoid of childhood - because he was created by Chubb. The book is filled with more smells and textures than any book I've ever read.

My Life as a Fake A Novel