The Dream Merchant (36 page)

Fred Waitzkin is the author of
Searching for Bobby Fischer, Mortal Games, The Last Marlin,
and, presently,
The Dream Merchant,
his first novel. His articles and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, including
Esquire, Forbes, New York
magazine,
The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Outside
magazine, and
Sports Illustrated.
Waitzkin lives in New York City with his wife. He spends as much time as possible on the bridge of his old boat trolling baits off distant islands with his family.

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS.

An imprint of St. Martin's Press.

THE DREAM MERCHANT.
Copyright © 2013 by Fred Waitzkin. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

www.thomasdunnebooks.com

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Cover photographs: forest by Adrian Bailey/Getty Images; woman by Stephen Carroll/Arcangel Images

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Waitzkin, Fred.

        The Dream Merchant: a novel / by Fred Waitzkin.—First Edition.

            p. cm.

        ISBN 978-1-250-01136-7 (hardcover)

        ISBN 978-1-250-01137-4 (e-book)

        I.  Title.

    PS3623.A35658D74 2013

    813'.6—dc23

2012042088

e-ISBN 9781250011374

First Edition: March 2013