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| Author | Herman Raucher |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Putnam |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 223 |
| ISBN | 0-39910-340-6 |
A Glimpse of Tiger is a 1971 novel by Herman Raucher. It was his first original novel; his previous (and first) novel, Summer of '42, was based on his own screenplay of the same name, and written at the request of Warner Bros. as a means of promoting the film.
A Glimpse of Tiger tells the story of Tiger and Luther, a pair of young bohemian con artists living together in an apartment in New York City in 1971. The novel follows the archetype for a romantic comedy, but employs an original twist ending in its final chapter. Though the book became a best-seller, it never matched the success of Summer of '42, although it was embraced by critics. The Boston Globe dubbed it "A strange and moving tale with a shocker climax".