The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl

Both sweeping and exquisitely intimate, award-winning author Bart Yates blends historical fact and fiction in a surprising, thought-provoking saga spanning 12 significant days across nearly 100 years in the life of a single man, beginning in 1920s Utah.“Each day is a story, whether or not that story makes any damn sense or is worth telling to anyone else.”At the age of ninety-six, Isaac Dahl sits down to write his memoir. For Isaac, an accomplished journalist and historian, finding the right words to convey events is never a problem. But this book will be different from anything he has written before. Focusing on twelve different days, each encapsulated in a chapter, Isaac hopes to distill the very essence of his life.

Bart Yates (aka Noah Bly) is the author of seven novels, including LEAVE MYSELF BEHIND (winner of the 2004 Alex Award), THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE AND LOSS, and THE THIRD HILL NORTH OF TOWN. Two of his books have been translated into Italian and one into Dutch, and his most recent novel is THE VERY LONG, VERY STRANGE LIFE OF ISAAC DAHL. Yates is also a professional musician and plays clarinet, saxophone, and bass guitar. He lives in Iowa City and shares his life with a rotating cast of friends and family, many of whom are imaginary.