Being There (Kosinski, Jerzy)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B005012GJM
Publish date: December 1st 2007
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 141
Edition language: English
On my periodic exploration of the classics, I chose Being There on a whim. Not knowing what to expect I was a happily surprised by this lovely, elegantly written short story about a man who was everything to all people without being anything at all. At least that's what I got from it. I felt Being T...
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