“Francine Prose has a knack for getting to the heart of human nature. . . . We are allowed to enter the moral dilemmas of fascinating characters whose emotional lives are strung out by the same human frailties, secrets and insecurities we all share.” —USA Today
One spring afternoon, Vincent Nolan, a young neo-Nazi walks into the office of a human rights foundation headed by Meyer Maslow, a charismatic Holocaust survivor. Vincent announces that he wants to make a radical change. But what is Maslow to make of this rough-looking stranger with Waffen SS tattoos who says that his mission is to save guys like him from becoming guys like him?
As Vincent gradually turns into the sort of person who might actually be able to do that, he also begins to transform everyone around him, including Maslow himself. Masterfully plotted, darkly comic, A Changed Man poses essential questions about human nature, morality, and the capacity for change, illuminating the everyday transactions, both political and personal, in our lives.
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"This book is amazing. A neo-Nazi turns up at a non-profit headed by a Holocaust survivor and says "I want to help prevent guys like me from becoming guys like me"... the story is funny and beautiful and the characters are great and basically, the book is just really, really, really good." — Katherine (5 out of 5 stars)
"This book is amazing. A neo-Nazi turns up at a non-profit headed by a Holocaust survivor and says "I want to help prevent guys like me from becoming guys like me"... the story is funny and beautiful and the characters are great and basically, the book is just really, really, really good."
" 1st edition, signed by author "
" This was at first too satirical for me, but it grew on me, and I thought the ending was really great. "
" i slogged through this. this book is the literary equivalent of the film "crash" except far more trite and broadly drawn, and frankly offensive seeing as how it was written by a woman and the female characters are one-dimensional to the point of disintegration. "
" Beautiful book about marking yourself - a great follow-up if you've read Blue Angel "
" 13 CDs later - we listened to this up and down the East coast - all I can say is ich. Sometimes funny, always ironic, with characters that one ends up not caring about and not being able to imagine their life after book.To focused on keeping us guessing who is the changed man (or woman) the holocaust survivor, the neo-nazi, the drugged out teenager or the helicopter mom. I ended up not caring. "
" This is a page turner and kind of amusing if you work for a non-profit. "
" This book began with great character development however ended with a trite and cliche ending. "
" Really enjoyed this, my second book by Francine Prose. She is a good writer and enjoys poking fun at the absurdities of political correctness (from a liberal perspective). Great stuff. "
" I enjoy the hell out of Francine Prose. Plus, bonus on her last name. Know what I mean? "
" Interesting story about how a person can change their life. "
" Overworked. "
" While this was a fantastic read, it just didn't measure up to Blue Angel, one of my all time favorite books, ever. Even so, A Changed Man was definitely readable, enjoyable, and memorable down to the core. "
" Liked this but expected it to be funnier and the satire to be a bit more biting. An entertaining read but a lttle disappointing. "
" Great book, couldn't put it down. Also includes fictionalized versions of people we know in the field of Holocaust remembrance. Very interesting from that perspective, too, but familiarity with the field is definitely not necessary. Just makes it a little juicier! "
" This book is good but is pretty intense watch out! "
" Francine Prose really sucks. I couldn't even finish this book. Dumb. "
" I really wanted to like this book. But I think at times Prose's writing ended up too mired in style, and lost me as a reader. 'What is charismatic Holocaust survivor to think when a rough-looking young neo-Nazi walks into his office?' - it's not worth the effort to find out. "
" Eh...not my thing. "
" Bleh. I gave up after 50 hard-fought pages. Can I get my money back? "
" A Changed Man had a great premise that I don't think was fully realized. All the characters started out great, but then they just became to whiney and self-involved. Not her best. "
" The idea of this book was better than the actual book. Had to force myself to continue to the end. next... "
" Ok, this book is already making me late to work - I keep wanting to curl up & read more in the morning. Either I really like it or I'm looking for an excuse not to go to work . . . "
" Absolutely in love with Francine's writing style. It's so fluid and well paced. Voice and pace of this writing hooked me. I plan to read more of her work. "
" Didn't love it; didn't hate it. I think it could be improved. Some ideas were repetitive while others left undeveloped. As for the romance...eh, could have left that out....too predictable. "
" Interesting premise but it could have been a better plot. "
" This is a very nuanced novel that raises questions about the black/white nature of morality. If I ever become a professor, I would definitely teach it in an Ethics class. "
" I could barely bring myself to finish this nonsense. The only reason I brought myself to get to the last page is my desire to include it in my "52 Books" challenge, and didn't feel right about it unless I got to the end. Horrible. Poorly edited. "
" It was an okay book. Good story-line, a little too predictable for my taste with an anticlimactic attempt at creating some kind of romantic ending. The beginning was the best part for me. "
" Thought the ending was ridiculous. Not worth the time "
" This has been done before, and done better. Though I love this: "Okay. Listen. What did the blind man say the first time he touched a matzoh?" Meyer shrugs. He's waiting. "Who wrote this shit?" Sol says. "
" Good attempt at a redemption story but not very believable. "
" Quality characters and an intriguing plotline: a neo-Nazi visits a brotherhood watch organization to help them help others from becoming prejudiced and bigoted like he was. "
" It was a bit2 wordy @ times for my taste, But it was funny & i really did enjoy it. =) "
Francine Prose is the author of many bestselling books of fiction, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and the nonfiction New York Times bestseller Reading like a Writer. Her novel, Household Saints, was adapted for a movie by Nancy Savoca. Another novel, The Glorious Ones, has been adapted into a musical of the same name by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, which ran at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York City in the Fall of 2007. She is the president of PEN American Center.
Eric Conger is a stage actor, voice artist, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He has narrated more than 125 fiction and nonfiction audiobooks and was a four-time finalist for the Audie Award, both as a sole narrator in 2007 and 2008 and as part of a multicast reading in 2001 and 2012. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. His extensive voice-over work includes more than 5,000 narrations for commercial ventures. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Paris, he also works as a writer and playwright. He has appeared in over fifty plays and has also translated plays of Molière and Feydeau for regional theaters.
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