TY - BOOK AU - Akst,Daniel TI - St. Burl's obituary T2 - A harvest book SN - 9780156005142 U1 - 813.54 AKS PY - 1996/// CY - San Diego PB - Harcourt Brace KW - City and town life KW - Fiction KW - Journalists KW - Murder KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - Love stories KW - gsafd KW - Allegories N1 - Gratis N2 - What is it like to be fat in modern America? The novel answers the question through the eyes of a fat New York reporter who quits his job to travel the country. The downside is when Burl Bennett has to undergo stomach surgery to slim, the upside is when he meets a woman with a fat fetish. A first novel UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/har031/96043962.html ER -