A Crooked Number

Nathan Jorgenson

With a remarkable combination of pathos and humor, Nathan Jorgenson spins another unique and powerful yarn about the human condition. A Crooked Number chronicles the relationship of freshman dental student Grant Thorson and Professor Kate Bellows. Jorgenson weaves the themes young love, graduate school, and amateur baseball into a rich and tender coming-of-age story.

Nathan Jorgenson's wit and insight are unsurpassed by contemporary storytellers. He was the winner of the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Fiction, and is the author of Waiting for White Horses and The Mulligan.