The Pallbearer

by David Lipsky

When Tom Thompson finds himself as a pallbearer at the funeral of a classmate he never knew, his life begins to spin out of control. He finds himself drawn to the deceased's mysterious and attractive mother whilst romancing the girl of his dreams as he collides with the issue of growing up.

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

David Lipsky is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Magazine Writing, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, and many other publications. He contributes as an essayist to NPR's All Things Considered, and is the recipient of a Lambert Fellowship, a Media Award from GLAAD, and a National Magazine Award. He's the author of the novel The Art Fair, a collection of stories, Three Thousand Dollars, and the bestselling nonfiction book Absolutely American, which was a Time magazine Best Book of the Year.