Jean Hanff Korelitz - A cselekmény

The plot is Jean Hanff Korelitz's breathtakingly exciting novel about a story too good not to steal and a writer who chooses to steal it.

Jacob Finch Bonner was considered a promising young novelist after the publication of his first book. Today, she teaches a creative writing course and tries to keep what's left of her self-esteem; he hasn't written, or at least hasn't published anything significant in recent years. When Evan Parker, the most arrogant student in the program, announces that he doesn't need Jake's help because the plot of his upcoming novel is so powerful, Jake writes it off as typical amateur narcissism. Then he listens to the account of the... plot. Returning to his career slump, Jake prepares for the upcoming release of Evan Parker's amazing first novel, only to learn that his former student has died, presumably before he finished the novel. Jake then decides to do something that any self-respecting writer would never do with a story of this volume - a story that simply has to be told.

In a few years, everything that Evan Parker wanted comes true, only Jake enjoys the benefits: he gets financial security, fame, and international recognition. But at the height of his brilliant life, an e-mail arrives, the first bullet from the barrage, the anonymous and terrifying campaign: "You are a thief."

As Jake tries to understand his ill-wisher's intentions and hide the truth from readers and his publisher, he learns more and more about his late student, and what he discovers both shocks and scares him to death. Who was Evan Parker and where did this idea come from? What is the real story behind the plot and who stole it from whom?