The Destiny Thief

Essays on Writing, Writers and Life

Richard Russo

A collection of personal essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Everybody’s Fool describes his broad interests and experiences, from an analysis on the value of Mark Twain, to accompanying a good friend on her pursuit of gender reassignment surgery.

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ISBN: 9781524733513
Pagina's: 224
Verschenen: 01-01-2018
NUR: 309

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Hardback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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