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Music for Wartime is a collection of varied short stories by Rebecca Makkai that weave family history and ironic situations to portray American experiences. Through intimate narratives, the book examines how personal pasts shape contemporary lives.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Rebecca Makkai
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