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Great House
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For twenty-five years, the simple, handsome desk had been her writing nook; then one day, a woman claiming to be the daughter of its previous owner appeared at her door to retrieve it. That woman was an impostor and her theft the first falling domino in Nicole Krauss' elegant new tale of secrets,... show more
For twenty-five years, the simple, handsome desk had been her writing nook; then one day, a woman claiming to be the daughter of its previous owner appeared at her door to retrieve it. That woman was an impostor and her theft the first falling domino in Nicole Krauss' elegant new tale of secrets, subterfuge, and recovery. This subtle, enthralling novel drew this pre-publication rave: "The richness of invention, the beauty of the prose, the aptness of her central images (oh, the desk!), the depth of feeling: Who could not be moved?"
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780393079982
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Edition language: English
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2.0 Great House
So I say again: writing a book of short stories, fitting them together Tetris-like, and calling it a novel DOES NOT MAKE YOUR BOOK A NOVEL. Also telling your publisher to put "a novel" on the cover after the title DOES NOT MAKE YOUR BOOK A NOVEL. If you write a collection of short stories, IT IS OK ...
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