The Extra Man

  • The Extra Man
    By Jonathan Ames

    What, indeed... The Extra Man is a story of friendship and frustration, of cocktails and cross-dressing, a hilarious tale for our times from America’s most versatile wit.

  • The Extra Man: A Novel
    By Jonathan Ames

    Louis Ives, the narrator of The Extra Man, fancies himself a young gentleman fashioned after his heroes in the books of F. Scott Fitzgerald. He dresses the part -- favoring neckties, blue blazers, and sport coats.

  • The Extra Man
    By Jonathan Ames

    Meet Louis Ives: well groomed, romantic, and as captivating as an F. Scott Fitzgerald hero.

  • The Extra Man
    By Jonathan Ames

    If it did, I found myself hoping that he would try to touch me again. ... On the Wednesday of the third week of May, I was at work and my great-aunt called me in the morning. ... I told him to meet me in the lobby in half an hour.

  • The Extra Man
    By Jonathan Ames

    A hilarious novel from one America's funniest living writers - like a New York version of Withnail and I

  • The Extra Man
    By E.C. Tubb

    Aside from the extra man Comain has full data about everyone, and, as soon as the registration is complete, things will be as the used to be.” “Normal you mean?” “Yes, Madam.” “Good.” The old woman sighed, and, as if moving of their own ...

  • The Extra Man
    By Andrew Rosenthal

    The Extra Man

  • The Extra Man: A Novel
    By Jonathan Ames

    “A storyteller of refreshing inventiveness and subtlety” (San Francisco Chronicle), Jonathan Ames has won critical raves for this delightful “comedy of impeccable manners with a debauched '90s spin” (Elle).