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A volume of nonfiction writings and essays by the National Book Critics Circle finalist features pieces that reflect on subjects ranging from jazz and the British-dole queue to haute couture and hotel sex. It was published by Penguin Random House in 2004. The book was reviewed in The New York Times and was also published in 2014 by Doubleday Canada. The book was also reviewed in The New York Times and was also published in 2014 by Doubleday Canada.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Geoff Dyer
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