1932: I Became a Literary Genius in America

"And now, please welcome a special juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, lifetime honorary board member of the American PEN Center, honorary president of the national labor union, eldest son of the Kane family, Roosevelt's most trusted private adviser, and a literary giant who rose from the slums."

"He is America's sharpest sword: Lester Kane!"

Lester had come a long way, from the slums to a speech at the White House...

Ernest Hemingway: "Honestly, The Old Man and the Sea has lost all its luster beside Lester's work."

Roosevelt: "Lester's writing will illuminate America forever!"

John Steinbeck: "Damn it! What door did God close on this genius with Jewish blood in his veins?"

Claire: "What are you looking at? He's my husband!"

Also known as: The Literary Giant Who Rose from the Lower East Side; Did a Literary Master Revive a Down-and-Out Jewish Dynasty?