Who He?
1953 novel by Alfred Bester
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Who He? (also published as The Rat Race) is a general-fiction novel published in 1953 by Alfred Bester, an author best known for his science fiction. The book was republished in 2007; as of 2015, it is available for purchase from Wildside Press. The novel provides a detailed—if somewhat madcap—view of the early days of television production in New York City, before most of the industry relocated to California.
First edition | |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | H. Lawrence Hoffman |
| Genre | Satire |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1953 |
Plot summary
A television game show writer, waking after an alcoholic blackout, discovers that someone is out to destroy his life.
Reception
In 1954, the editor Groff Conklin advised readers of Galaxy magazine not to miss "Bester's savage picture of television production".[1]