Villanova (short story)
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| "Villanova" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by John Hodgman | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | One Story |
| Publication type | Periodical |
| Publisher | One Story, Inc. |
| Media type | Print (Magazine) |
| Publication date | April 1, 2002 |
"Villanova" (or "How I Became a Former Professional Literary Agent") is a short story by American humorist John Hodgman. It was first published in the first issue of One Story on April 1, 2002.[1][2]
While attending a 1998 romance and western fiction writers' conference in an Oklahoma City Embassy Suites, an unnamed literary agent stumbles across an elusive science fiction writer who has largely disappeared since the 1970s after publishing an incomplete trilogy.
The story is interspersed with excerpts from a fictional June 1979 Playboy magazine article called "Where Is Darling Egan?"
