Moments of Favor

by Daniel Bergner

Peter Bram finds himself subtly drawn into the charmed circle and reflected glory of Michael Marr, adored son of an assassinated President, ignoring his own artistic and personal problems

224 pages

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Daniel Bergner is a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of two previous books of nonfiction, IN THE LAND OF MAGIC SOLDIERS: A STORY OF WHITE AND BLACK IN WEST AFRICA, a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year, and GOD OF THE RODEO: THE QUEST FOR REDEMPTION IN LOUISIANA’S ANGOLA PRISON, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

Bergner’s writing has also appeared in Granta, Harper’s, Mother Jones, Talk, the New York Times Book Review, and on the op-ed page of the New York Times.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

journalism's gain is fiction's loss - bergner's written a few important nonfiction books, non of which were at the library yesterday, so i got out this musty novel of his from '91. Its a terrific moral parable of a decent guy getting seduced into being a phony guy by being a toadying besty with a JFK Jr type. Guess he's just good at whatever he does! Did I mention I actually met him, maybe even twice, in the late 80s? Yep, Its true.